Which chemicals are lurking in your Candy? These harmful food chemicals include: • Red Dye No. 3, linked to cancer and behavioral problems in children • Brominated vegetable oil, linked to damage to the nervous system • Potassium bromate, linked to cancer • Propyl paraben, linked to hormone and reproductive system harm • Titanium dioxide, linked to DNA damage and harm to the immune system Even at low doses, all of these chemicals present a well-documented risk in food. And they’ve all been prohibited from use in just about every processed food in the EU, despite the candy industry’s claims that there’s “no evidence” to support banning these chemicals.