This ingredient looks suspect.
Titanium Dioxide Classified as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans
http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text186.html
Titanium dioxide has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans''. Titanium dioxide accounts for 70% of the total production volume of pigments worldwide. It is widely used to provide whiteness and opacity to products such as paints, plastics, papers, inks, foods, and toothpastes. It is also used in cosmetic and skin care products, and it is present in almost every sunblock, where it helps protect the skin from ultraviolet light.
With such widespread use of titanium dioxide, it is important to understand that the IARC conclusions are based on very specific evidence. This evidence showed that high concentrations of pigment-grade (powdered) and ultrafine titanium dioxide dust caused respiratory tract cancer in rats exposed by inhalation and intratracheal instillation*.
So that means it's only a lung cancer risk when inside aerosols.
I'd think if someone ate food with their depakote, the titanium could possibly reach deeper into the human body?
I ask because I don't know.
Dunkin’ Donuts Is Getting Rid of Titanium Dioxide in Its Food
http://time.com/3738521/dunkin-donuts-titanium-dioxide/
The move will not change the appearance of its baked goods, says the chain
However, there is no clear evidence that titanium dioxide is harmful to humans, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says as long as the colorant does not amount to 1% of any product, a label is not mandatory.
“Nevertheless, we began testing alternative formulations for this product in 2014 and we are in the process of rolling out a solution to the system that does not contain titanium dioxide.”
The Dunkin Donuts were never something deliciously wholesome to begin with, so...
What I find more interesting about this thread is that those fillers vary from one manufacturer to another manufacturer. A very minor amount of one of the toxins could have little or no effect. It is frustrating to have any control over this because the ingredients are listed ALPHABETICALLY rather than by QUANTITY. Any other food is required to list ingredients by quantity from highest to lowest. Who made up this stupid rule?
They say back in the 60s Nixon who came from a farmers community style background. You know, mormon commercialites or something to that effect, did what he could to feed starving americans. The result? High Fructose corn syrup. (I'm sure the death by starvation statistics plummeted after that one, right? Little joke.) Big industry simply doesn't have the resources to scale up production to feed the masses (with traditional style food stuffs, supposedly), so they have to do what they can with whatever crafty chemicals grad students come up with, I guess.
Right? We've basically stripped the oceans of a huge amount of wild life in a very short time, and so on...
We could scrutinize every chemical out there, but it's pointless, because it really comes down to common sense, which we've thrown away. Don't put metal and plastics in your food. There is already enough from the dirt and soil and whatever else. We as human beings have to adapt and learn to deal with these new substances, so there are going to be a few people who cannot adapt fast enough, or some materials that we simply cannot effectively eliminate at a rate that is acceptable at all.
I'm joking around, because it's not that bad, but yeah, you get the idea.