Assertion: titanium dioxide | /r/ObjectUse | used in paint
Facets:
value: to food-grade particles
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: mostly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is used in paint, sunscreen, and more.
text: It is used in different industries such as paint, sunscreen and food coloring.
text: Titanium dioxide is an extremely bright white pigment used in paints, plastics, toothpaste, and paper.
text: Titanium dioxide is an extremely bright white pigment used in paints, plastics, toothpaste, and paper.
text: It is mostly used in everyday products such as paints, plastics, paper and inks.
text: It is used in many everyday items, such as paints, plastics, food, and cosmetics.
text: Ilmenite is the main source of titanium dioxide which is used in paints, fabrics, plastics, paper, sunscreen, food and cosmetics.
text: As titanium dioxide is such a white pigment and its reflective properties add richness/brightness to colours, and it provides UV protection, it is used in paints (replacing the use of lead), lacquers, paper, plastics, ink, rubber, textiles, cosmetics, sunscreens, leather, food colouring, and ceramics.
text: However, it must be purified before it can be used in paints or lipsticks, because the natural form contains to much iron.
text: Titanium dioxide is used in paints, plastics, pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics.
text: Westerhoff recommends that regulators shift their focus from the type of titanium dioxide used in paints and industrial processes to food-grade particles, because those are much more likely to enter the environment and pose a potential risk to humans and animals.