Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Have Your Cake, But Don't Eat It, Too!

I am dumbfounded... why is Sodium Laurel Sulfate (SLS), an inexpensive detergent and makes mixtures foam well, an ingredient in a cake? This chemical has been theorized to cause harm when used in HBA items like soap and shampoo. According to the Material Safety Data Sheet for SLS, it is "MODERATELY TOXIC BY INGESTION" and "if ingested: if conscious, induce vomiting".

Wegmans Ultimate White Cake with White Frosting:

38 oz.

Serves 8-10.

Ingredients
Sugar, Butter, Water, Enriched Bleached Flour (Bleached Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid), Egg Whites, Soybean Oil. Contains 2% or less of the following: Whole Milk, Palm Oil, Cornstarch, Emulsifiers (Propylene Glycol Mono and Diesters of Fatty Acids, Sorbitan Monostearate, Mono and Diglycerides, Polysorbate 60), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Dextrose, Modified Tapioca Starch, Salt, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Calcium Acetate, Soy Flour, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor.

Warnings
ALLERGENS: Contains Eggs, Milk, Soy and Wheat. MAY CONTAIN Peanuts and Tree Nuts due to shared preparation area.
Directions

Store Refrigerated. Best Served at Room Temperature

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