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Additive Found in Toothpaste and Food Products Could Cause Cancer, Say Scientists

A new study finds that titanium dioxide, a common food additive found in toothpaste and food products, can cause cancer, the Independent reports. Titanium dioxide is used to whiten all kinds of products, from sweets to chewing gum to sunscreen to toothpastes. The study was in mice, and scientists refused to bridge its results to humans without further research. This adds to other evidence that titanium dioxide is not the inert or harmless substance that manufacturers would lead you to...