A few weeks ago I posted aboutMini Baby Bel’s red wax wrapperand how the company could not confirm that the red dye doesn’t leach into the cheese it contains. Here is the response I received.
Dear Miss Kaplan,
Thank you for contacting us.
我们的蜡是由完全精制的石蜡,微晶蜡,和低比例的聚乙烯。它会被不同的色素着色,这取决于它会覆盖在奶酪的哪种风味上:如果蜡是红色的,它含有红色染料#40;如果是黄色,它含有黄色染料#5。
The wax is G.R.A.S. , which means “Generally Recognized As Safe” by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and it meets all of their requirements in regards to wax that covers or contacts food. (Cardboard containers of ice cream are similarly waxed on the inside.) While we do not recommend eating it, if a person or pet accidentally consumes the wax, there will be no harmful effects.
我们在每一片迷你巴比伦贝尔奶酪的蜡外包装是玻璃纸。
We hope we can continue to count you among our valued customers.
Sincerely,
Customer Service
Bel Brands USA
BTW, Red dye #40 and yellow dye #5 have beenlinked to cancer, ADHD and allergies. How about it, BabyBel? Let’s have naturally colored wax wrappers.
Mino Reitanosays
最大的问题是:他们从来没有想过用这种只会被扔掉的蜡包着它们是多么浪费吗?我知道各种消费品都包裹着各种过度的东西,但如果你看看垃圾:产品因素,babybel和kinder eggs是最糟糕的。
JustJesseesays
Are you serious? The wax around cheese serves a specific purpose. Please use Google.
The Cheese Mastersays
Baby bell cheese wax has no specific purpose. It is purely cosmetic. Wax on aged cheese is a completely different thing.
Nopesays
There are two separate layers of wax on a Baby Bel. The hard dyed exterior wax and the food grade clear wax that touches the cheese.