"This is not a product to eat! Their safety as food has not been verified," South Korea's food ministry wrote on X.
    • Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.netEnglish
      16·
      11 months ago

      Sweet potato or corn starch.

      So it’s perfectly edible, other than they aren’t produced as food and aren’t made to that standard

    • sleepydragn1@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      11 months ago

      From the article:

      Most toothpicks in South Korea are made of sweet potato or corn starch instead of wood. Their green color comes from the food coloring that is applied in the manufacturing process.