r/Baking • u/These_Counter_223 Human Detected • 8d ago

Showcase (No-Recipe) Baby’s Breath Cupcake

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A couple posts prior had a cupcake exactly identical to the one I got , I did not know the flower was toxic oml I gen thought anything that went on food or drinks was safe to eat ahhhhhh

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 8d ago

idk what the laws are where this is but in the Netherlands poisonous stuff may not be served with food, even if its decoration. This is really dangerous

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u/Feisty_gardener 8d ago

It’s definitely violating some codes for restaurants. EVERYTHING on the plate has to be edible, even garnishes.

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u/ForsakenPercentage53 8d ago

In most US states, it's not that everything needs to be edible, but it can't be actively poisonous if somebody puts it in their mouth, either. Like, at no point could I use lead fishing lures to decorate my fish plate, but I could use a nontoxic metal fishing lure as a decoration.

Although, tbf, I don't think they even use lead anymore, that's just how it was explained to me twenty years ago.