Titanium dioxide (E 171) was a white food colour. Regulation (EU) 2022/63 removed it from the list of authorised additives; foods made under the old rules could be placed on the market until 7 August 2022.
155 notifications since 1 January 2020 named titanium dioxide (E 171), under 1% of all EU notifications in that time. 39 in the 365 days to 8 November 2026, against 36 in the 365 days before, up 8%. 45% were border rejections and 14% had a serious risk decision.
The origins named most often were the United Kingdom (15), the United States (15) and China (14). The product categories named most often were confectionery (75), food supplements and dietetic foods (35) and other and mixed food products (14). The products named most often were food supplements (33), sweets (25) and jelly sweets (7).
Explainer sources, checked 18 October 2026: Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/63 on titanium dioxide (E 171).
Counts start on 1 January 2020 and run to 8 November 2026, the day the list was last read. A notification that names two countries of origin counts for each. Findings come from our word list matched against the EU subject line, which is never shown; 96% of all notifications match it, the rest count as other finding. Each reference links to the official record on RASFF Window. How this works.
Latest notifications that named titanium dioxide (E 171)
The newest 25 of 155, newest first, each built from fixed word lists. The reference opens the official record.
- Border rejection notified by Italy: titanium dioxide (E 171) and illegal import or unapproved establishment in a prepared dish or snack from Peru, risk decision not serious, reference 2026.9447, validated 23 October 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from China, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8261, validated 17 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Hungary: titanium dioxide (E 171) in a cereal or bakery product from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.8163, validated 16 September 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from Portugal, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7463, validated 24 August 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Slovenia: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from India, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.7018, validated 7 August 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in sweets from Peru, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.6572, validated 23 July 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Estonia: titanium dioxide (E 171) and vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.5085, validated 9 June 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in confectionery of unknown origin, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.3590, validated 24 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Sweden: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from Poland, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.3615, validated 24 April 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in lollipops from Honduras, risk decision serious, reference 2026.3312, validated 17 April 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweet bakery products from the Netherlands, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2614, validated 26 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Argentina, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2407, validated 20 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Germany: titanium dioxide (E 171) in a mixed food product from Cyprus, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2307, validated 18 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Latvia: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweets from Russia, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.2128, validated 13 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Croatia: titanium dioxide (E 171), unauthorised novel food and illegal import or unapproved establishment in tea drinks from Türkiye, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.2024, validated 11 March 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) in a mixed food product from Colombia, risk decision serious, reference 2026.1829, validated 5 March 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Lithuania: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements of unknown origin, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1816, validated 4 March 2026.
- Alert notified by Switzerland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from the Netherlands, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1733, validated 3 March 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Romania: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from Ukraine, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1651, validated 27 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) and labelling faults in jelly sweets from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1549, validated 25 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery of unknown origin, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1304, validated 16 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in confectionery from China, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1268, validated 16 February 2026.
- Border rejection notified by Ireland: titanium dioxide (E 171) in jelly sweets from Türkiye, risk decision potentially serious, reference 2026.1219, validated 13 February 2026.
- Information for attention notified by Spain: titanium dioxide (E 171) in food supplements from the United Kingdom, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.1103, validated 10 February 2026.
- Information for follow up notified by Belgium: titanium dioxide (E 171) in sweets from the United States, risk decision potential risk, reference 2026.0807, validated 30 January 2026.
Other additives and colours: an unauthorised additive, unauthorised colours, vitamins, minerals or other nutrients above safe levels.
The numbers
| Year | Notifications |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 41 |
| 2026 (to 8 Nov 2026) | 31 |
| Type | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Border rejection | 70 | 45% |
| Alert | 8 | 5% |
| Information for follow up | 49 | 32% |
| Information for attention | 28 | 18% |
| Risk decision | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Serious | 21 | 14% |
| Potentially serious | 41 | 26% |
| Potential risk | 78 | 50% |
| Not serious | 8 | 5% |
| Undecided | 6 | 4% |
| No risk | 1 | under 1% |
| Product | Notifications |
|---|---|
| Food supplements | 33 |
| Sweets | 25 |
| Jelly sweets | 7 |
| Cakes and pastries | 4 |
| Chocolate | 4 |
| Food colours | 4 |
| Soft drinks | 4 |
| Chewing gum | 3 |
| Sauces | 3 |
| Sweet bakery products | 3 |
| Origin | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 10% |
| United States | 15 | 10% |
| China | 14 | 9% |
| Türkiye | 13 | 8% |
| Russia | 9 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 7 | 5% |
| Canada | 6 | 4% |
| Colombia | 6 | 4% |
| Poland | 6 | 4% |
| Ukraine | 6 | 4% |
| Spain | 5 | 3% |
| Thailand | 5 | 3% |
| Product category | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Confectionery | 75 | 48% |
| Food supplements and dietetic foods | 35 | 23% |
| Other and mixed food products | 14 | 9% |
| Cereals and bakery products | 12 | 8% |
| Non alcoholic beverages | 5 | 3% |
| Food additives and flavourings | 4 | 3% |
| Soups, sauces and condiments | 3 | 2% |
| Fish and fish products | 2 | 1% |
| Fruit and vegetables | 2 | 1% |
| Prepared dishes and snacks | 2 | 1% |
| Ices and desserts | 1 | under 1% |
| Notifying country | Notifications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 25 | 16% |
| Spain | 18 | 12% |
| Latvia | 17 | 11% |
| Germany | 14 | 9% |
| Sweden | 13 | 8% |
| Finland | 10 | 6% |
| Belgium | 8 | 5% |
| Croatia | 8 | 5% |
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