Mars India says Skittles meets all local norms

Chocolate maker Mars Wrigley's India unit has said its Skittles chocolate brand being sold in the country complies with local regulations, days after the global chocolate giant was sued in the US for allegedly using "harmful toxins in Skittles unfit for consumption".

"While we do not comment on pending litigation, our use of titanium dioxide complies with FDA and local regulations," a spokesperson for Mars Wrigley India said.

The company, which makes Galaxy, Snickers, Twix and Bounty, in the country, said its use of ingredients is "as per defined limits".


Mars is facing a lawsuit in the US, which claims that its button-shaped Skittles candies contain "toxic levels of titanium dioxide and are unfit for human consumption". According to the lawsuit, "the labelling, packaging and marketing materials of the products have false and misleading claims that, among other things, the products are safe for human consumption".