So back in May, I finally find dragees again, after years of looking.I used some on my daughter's birthday cake, & I have alot left over.I bought them from a local cake supply store.Anyway, I've been wondering since I bought them if something changed with them or something, because I remember vividly my family & I eating them when I was younger, but now, on the container, it says 'Not Edible'.I'm so confused.Were we not supposed to be eating them all along, or did something change? 
Hhhhmmmmmm......the ones that I've used are edible....who's the manufacturer?
Little late for this post b/c my computer was down after a storm!! I just bought some dragees last month and my kids were eating them like CRAZY!!!! They're silver!!! What does that mean?? Why no metallic??
Little late for this post b/c my computer was down after a storm!! I just bought some dragees last month and my kids were eating them like CRAZY!!!!
They're silver!!! What does that mean?? Why no metallic??
I'm sure the kids will be fine, don't worry 
I ate a good bit of the silver ones when I was a child.I was just pretty confused when I saw the label...I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to alarm anyone 
I read that they are illegal here in Calif. but I did find them once in a store last year. (Don't ask me the name! he he)
Seems dumb to me, but if you order off the Internet, they won't ship to Calif.
Melissa
I think it's because of the aluminum factor. The ones sold here in Ohio say "for decoration only" and have aluminum silicate in them.
If you factor in the aluminum pans, the aluminum baking powder, and then dragees, you get quite a bit of metal. If cake is not your main choice of sustenance, I think you'll be ok.
From Wiki
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers the metallic-finish dragées to be inedible. Early in the 20th century, the silver finish may have contained mercury (it does not now). The sale of these dragées was banned for some time. Although the metallic-finish dragées can be purchased in 49 U.S. states, in California, they are no longer sold due to a 2003 lawsuit against several sellers. Now, these dragées are sold with a notice that they are for decorative purposes only. However in other countries (including the United Kingdom) they are classed as food items.
I read that they are illegal here in Calif. but I did find them once in a store last year. (Don't ask me the name! he he)
Seems dumb to me, but if you order off the Internet, they won't ship to Calif.
Melissa
They're illegal there?????For real?!!!
Those are the little silver beads, right. I have seen them in our local cake store.....we always ate them as kids. and I turned out OK.......(well that's a matter of opinion as my kids say......lol.....)
Other than breaking a tooth I don't think the amount of silver, gold or what ever is going to hurt you.
Dragees are illegal in California because some lawmaker in San Francisco decided that dragees would kill us all. I ate them as a child and I'm not dead yet. It's the sort of thing that didn't seem to need to be regulated. Cigarettes are OK, but steer clear of those dragees!!! Here's an article about it if you're interested: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/23/MNGS03SUEM1.DTL
I bought some dragees at the local cake supply store a few months ago. Another woman in the store was throwing a hissy fit because the package said they were for decorative purposes only. The store owner told her that because of the silver, they really weren't considered edible but you can certainly eat them. Just don't make a meal out of them. He said that you won't find them in grocery stores anymore.The cake supply store sells silver, gold, and other metallic color dragees. I purchased a bag of the silver dragees (there's a lot in a bag!) and the other woman watched in horror. I think she was waiting for me to sprout a tail just because I touched the bag.
Anyway . . . I ate them as a child and most people consider me to be normal. 
Yeah, yeah, and apple seeds contain arsenic. How many have I eaten/swallowed while growing up?! So much for the apple a day thing. The next law they pass will make it illegal to sell apples because they have the potential to poison us I agree. Everything in moderation-except cake. That's good for you. Eat lots of it 
ETA: Pardon me, cyanide. That's better. I was always told arsenic 
Cyanide, arsenic, metal poisoning from silver edible balls...
Heck, you gotta die from something!!
I'm sure the kids will be fine, don't worry
I ate a good bit of the silver ones when I was a child.I was just pretty confused when I saw the label...I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to alarm anyone
No Alarm here! It just amazes me the things that go on right under my nose and I don't even know it! LOL!! No need to be sorry either! I guess I do learn somethin new everyday!! 
Y'all, I used to live in CA where they are "illegal," I didn't know that they were illegal until I went to purchase them and was told the situation. After browsing around the store awhile the owner approached me and whispered under his breath, "I have the dragees...follow me to the back of the store." HAHAHAAAA! I felt like I was trying to make a drug deal or purchase contraban...too funny...
Tootall, that's pretty much what it felt like! It's as if they are "smuggling them in" from other states! Heheeeee...
So are men in CA walking around in trenchcoats, opening them wide and going "Psst! Hey lady! Wanna buy some dragees? Genuine and cheap!"Hahahaha..........that's too funny!!
I'm just crackin up!!! Who would've thought that so much thought and attention would be put into something like that??? I'm thinkin they need to eat a little more cake!!
Y'all, I used to live in CA where they are "illegal," I didn't know that they were illegal until I went to purchase them and was told the situation. After browsing around the store awhile the owner approached me and whispered under his breath, "I have the dragees...follow me to the back of the store." HAHAHAAAA! I felt like I was trying to make a drug deal or purchase contraban...too funny...
Okay, this made me laugh out loud!! I too was a childhood dragee eater, . My mother and grandmother would decorate Christmas cookies with them. Shilling sold them.
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