Stop frying toothpicks and eating them, South Korea tells Mukbang influencers
"This is not a product to eat! Their safety as food has not been verified," South Korea's food ministry wrote on X.
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"Most toothpicks in South Korea are made of sweet potato or corn starch..." And the article doesn't cite anything about it being a health concern, just that it's weird that people want to eat flavorless toothpicks when there is other food available
Lmao