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post #31 of 36
10/28/11 at 6:04pm
I 100% agree with Blakescakes. Plastic has no purpose on any food item. I even emailed a supplier whose website says that the disco dust is "for non-edible decorations only", but has a picture of a cupcake with the dust sprinkled all over the top of the frosting. I wanted to know why they would display a cupcake with this dust sprinkled on it when their own website says it isn't to be used on non-edible food items; I never received a reply. I have used disco dust before on non-edible food items, and I informed the recipient that these pieces needed to be removed and not eaten, because the decorations had the non-edible dust on it.
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post #32 of 36
10/28/11 at 7:20pm
Yup, plastic isn't food--i don't think anyone can debate that! We don't bake plastic into our cakes so why would we sprinkle it on our buttercream? I have to admit though, with all the kids I've seen who have ingested various inedible items (glue, candles, glitter, gum, crayons, and even dog poo) and had no symptoms whatsoever, I can't in good conscience say that there will be catastrophic consequences if someone were to eat a couple sparkles. Does that mean that I recommend people eat those things? Certainly not! (Especially the last one! icon_eek.gif ) But I've learned that if people do eat weird, inedible, and even gross stuff it doesn't necessarily spell the end. Not saying feeding sparkles to people is advisable, just that there are worse things in life. Just to be clear...I DON'T MEAN THAT IT'S OK TO EAT PLASTIC, CANDLES OR DOG POO!
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post #33 of 36
10/28/11 at 8:27pm
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post #34 of 36
10/29/11 at 7:21am
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Originally Posted by tarabara

And all I was trying to say about craft glitter is that I wouldn't put that on baking regardless of whether it's eaten or not...sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes...or colon!



You do nothing wrong by asking a question...I think it's a good thing to ask, since I HAVE seen people in my area who have sprinkled the entire surface of the cake with the stuff. It's confusing if you don't know that it's just plastic glitter. I think that the assumption is made that if it's on cake it must be okay to eat, and honestly, for the majority of people who don't have intestinal problems it probably won't hurt you. But that doesn't mean that I want to eat it.
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post #35 of 36
10/29/11 at 9:13am
All of this discussion has confirmed that I need to use something else and not disco dust. Although my fondant bow is not likely to be eaten, I just don't feel right about sprinkling plastic on something that is going to sit on the top tier of the cake. However, I am still not sure what to use and what will give it some hint of sparkle.
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post #36 of 36
1/6/12 at 6:32pm
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Originally Posted by foxymomma521

You know, I saw that show too. At one point he refers to them as "Disco Truffles" or something along those lines. She also "bronzes" a chocolate bunny with luster dust which she claims is edible, but it's not...



So luster dust is not edible either?? I thought it was????
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