A candy company has removed an ingredient from its popular and colorful rainbow candies. Skittles, owned by Mars Wrigley, will no longer be made with titanium dioxide. A spokesperson for Mars Wrigley, which is based in New Jersey, confirmed to Fox News Digital this week that the company has removed titanium dioxide from its Skittles portfolio … Read more
Taste the rainbow. Live the rainbow. In honor of Skittles’ newest innovation, Skittles Littles, they’re encouraging fans to live large — in a small but impressive way. One lucky person will get the chance to live rent-free in a colorful “mini-yet-maximalist” Manhattan apartment. Skittles will cover one year’s rent in the studio apartment designed by … Read more
Taste the tang. Skittles maker Mars, Inc. shocked the internet with news of the latest taste being added to the rainbow — Mustard flavor. Candy and condiment are being combined — in partnership with French’s — to honor National Mustard Day on Aug. 5. “Skittles is always looking to inspire moments of everyday happiness and deliver unexpected ways … Read more
California has moved one step closer to banning certain “toxic” ingredients commonly found in Skittles, Pez, Hot Tamales and many more popular candies. The California Assembly last week overwhelmingly passed Assembly Bill 418, sending the legislation over to the state Senate. Introduced by Democratic state Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, the bill would ban the sale, manufacture and distribution … Read more
You may no longer be able to “taste the rainbow” in California. One of the state’s lawmakers is proposing a ban on additives used in several candies — including Skittles, Sour Patch Kids, Pez and jelly beans — as they are linked to cancer, organ damage, and can be harmful to DNA, the Daily Mail … Read more
Maybe don’t “taste the rainbow.” A new study published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that a common red dye in food can increase the risk of inflammatory bowel diseases, which affect some three million Americans, according to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. The additive, denoted as Red 40 or Allura red on ingredients … Read more
Harry Styles did not want to taste the rainbow. During one of his “Love On Tour” residency shows at The Forum in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, the 28-year-old singer appeared to be injured after a concertgoer threw Skittles onto the stage. One fan shared the moment it happened in a video on Twitter, showing … Read more