Hi guys! I was just looking around online for luster dust & I pulled up a site that offered petal dust, luster dust & highlighting dust, but there was a dislcaimer on the page. It said "Although these items are classified as "edible" in Europe in the United States they are classed as "NON-TOXIC FOR DECORATION ONLY" AND NOT considered edible. Buy at your own discretion." I've never used any of these before but I've seen some beautiful cakes on this site that have used them & I was wanting to order some. Now I'm not so sure. Has anyone ever heard of what they're saying in this disclaimer?

I didn't see this come up on the home page so let me try this bump thing again. Here goes..........


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yes, I have heard this before. I think from what I have heard, it is only bad in very large amounts...someone correct me if I'm wrong?? But people seem to use it all the time, so....

Try this..http://paylesscakedecor.com/lusterdust1.htm or Payless Cake Decor
I've been using this kind in the past 12 years. on al;l my cake decorating needs.

Most people still use them anyway. Look at in comparisson to all the crayons you ate as a kid ! No one is going to eat an entire cake his/herself that is covered in luster dust, for one and usually you don't eat cake everyday that would be covered in luster dust. There are specific colors that most of the sites will tell that you definitely do not want to consume at all because of the ceratain metals that are used to make them. This would also include the gold and silver highlighter dusts. If I use those, they are on pieces that are to be removed from the cake before consumption.

This may sound like a stupid question, but are luster dusts made from metal then??

the luster dusts I just ordered on ebay say they contain one or more of the following:

Titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Carmine, Mica

Are these all bad?

does anyone know??