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What is the difference between "non-toxic" and "food safe?"?
I am gearing up to get started learning Gum Paste Flowers. I am a little confused about the chalks that we need. Some people on the internet use an Inkadinkado Non-Toxic Artistic Chalk to tint their gum paste flowers. Other people have said, "No, you have to use food safe chalks." I thought Non-Toxic WAS food safe.
Does it have something to do with possible allergens that aren't declared because this chalk isn't technically a "food" item?
Before anyone goes bananas, I haven't used the chalk yet. I haven't even started the course yet.
Contrary to what my Mom will tell you, I DO ask questions before I blunder into things.
ji hoon - that would have been an exceptionally helpful answer if I had asked the difference between Toxic and Non-Toxic. Thank you for trying to be helpful, though :)
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- livsgrandmaLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Non-toxic generally means that it won't poison you if you accidentally ingest it. Thus, finger paints & PlayDoh are both "non-toxic."
"Food safe" goes beyond that to imply that the item is generally used with food and might often be consumed. Note that there may be some specific FDA requirements here that differentiate this class from "non toxic."
When it comes to gum paste, most people don't actually eat gum paste flowers (they are pretty nasty), so I see nothing wrong with using "non-toxic" rather than "food safe." Especially in a learning environment.
I would examine the information available on the manufacturer's website of a couple of different brands before making a decision. And I would also look at price.
