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TiO2 in the food industry and cosmetics

Filippo ParisiAnnachiara Berardinelli

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food.ingredientFood industrybusiness.industryFood additivemedia_common.quotation_subjectActive packagingFood safetyPulp and paper industryCosmeticsFood and drug administrationfoodPostharvestmedia_common.cataloged_instanceEuropean unionbusinessmedia_common

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Abstract The white pigment titanium dioxide is widely used in foodstuff and cosmetics mainly because it provides whitening effect, it acts as a physical filter in sunscreen products, and due to its photocatalytic properties. As food additive, it is labeled as E171 (Europe) and INS171 (United States), and its use was approved in 1966 by the US Food and Drug Administration and in 1969 by the European Union. According to a request of the European Commission, a scientific reevaluation of the safety of TiO2 when used as food additive was recently elaborated by European Food Safety Authority ANS panel. The TiO2 photocatalytic inactivation power is widely studied in order to nonthermally decontaminate food products, drinking water, wash waters from fruits and vegetables industry and to decompose organic substances such as the ethylene involved in their ripening and senescence during postharvest processes. The photocatalytic mechanism is also promising for applications in food active packaging.

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2021-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819960-2.00008-0