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Customs finds banned colouring in candy amid widespread violations in imported sweets

The Finnish Customs Authority has uncovered banned titanium dioxide (E171) in candy imported from China. Titanium dioxide has been prohibited in EU food products for two years. The sweets, brought into Finland through the EU, may have been sold in the country before Customs intervened.

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Jonna Savander, Head of Product Safety at Finnish Customs, emphasised the risks associated with sweets manufactured outside the EU.

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