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- The Group 2B classification applies to inhalation, not diet.
- IARC classifies inhaled titanium dioxide dust as Group 2B—possibly carcinogenic—based on rat lung tumors; evidence in people was inadequate.
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Origin: first recognised while reading FDA still allows titanium dioxide in U.S. food at 1 percent — EU banned E171 in 2022 after EFSA could not rule out genotoxicity · 2026-09-11 06:06