# "Skittles are unsafe for consumers lawsuit charges because they contain a known toxin" ... how much do you have to eat for them to be dangerous? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070 "2022-07-17T02:25:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Onthefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9de053/32.png) [@Onthefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onthefly)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/21 "2022-07-17T22:52:37Z")
The dose makes the poison. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/22 "2022-07-17T23:01:00Z")
I copied the headline and didn’t notice the hyphens until way later… and decided to be lazy and not take them out lol ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/23 "2022-07-17T23:58:05Z")
I can fix that if you want. Also, I’m happy to hear the gotten rid of green apple flavor. I stopped eating Skittles due to that, too. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/24 "2022-07-18T08:47:40Z")
please do … apparently once the kids they changed it for grew up and got tired of green apple everyone asked "didn’t we used to have lime skittles? ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/25 "2022-07-18T12:24:46Z")
Title changed. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/26 "2022-07-18T12:44:34Z")
> [@](#): > > The Thursday complaint also pointed to several Mars competitors who, according to the suit, do not use titanium dioxide to color their products – such as Sour Patch Kids and Nerds. The complainant apparently didn’t notice that Sour Patch Kids and Nerds candies contain food dyes Yellow #5, Yellow #6 and Blue #1. “Three dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6) have been found to be contaminated with benzidine or other carcinogens. At least four dyes (Blue 1, Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow 6) cause hypersensitivity reactions. Numerous microbiological and rodent studies of Yellow 5 were positive for genotoxicity.” > **[Toxicology of food dyes - PubMed](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23026007/)** > > This review finds that all of the nine currently US-approved dyes raise health concerns of varying degrees. Red 3 causes cancer in animals, and there is evidence that several other dyes also are carcinogenic. Three dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, and Yellow... Nerds’ ingredient list also includes carnauba wax. They’re waxing candy with the same stuff they sell for you to wax your car! Toxins!!! Time for more class action lawsuits in which lucky consumers will be compensated up to $1.26 each while lawyers split $385 million. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/27 "2022-07-18T16:33:23Z")
A lot of these consumer suits (Subway tuna?, vague links with rare medical disorders) are balderdash. Everything is poisonous if consumed in excess or the wrong way. How many millions of Skittles have been safely consumed with no reaction greater than hyperactivity and fealty to the Borg? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/28 "2022-07-18T17:09:19Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > How many millions of Skittles have been safely consumed with no reaction greater than hyperactivity and fealty to the Borg? It’s so obviously part of the Gay Agenda. Plus, we have not landed on the Moon since Skittles first appeared. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/29 "2022-07-18T17:12:09Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Death by Skittles could be more easily accomplished by stuffing them up your nose. Conversely, “Death Skittles” sound like an awesome band name. Like some kind of Goth Ska band, or something. ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070/30 "2022-07-20T15:49:52Z")
Yep, decades ago, my dad suggested that Occam’s Razor indicates that the science proves: Rats Get Cancer. And not much else! (No, he wasn’t anti-science, he was making a joke.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skittles-are-unsafe-for-consumers-lawsuit-charges-because-they-contain-a-known-toxin-how-much-do-you-have-to-eat-for-them-to-be-dangerous/968070.md?page=1)