Originally Posted by glowworm
Thank you, I stand corrected.
I don't think you have been proven wrong on the fabric issue. I was thinking the same thing. The dyes in fabric are not meant to be eaten, but maybe the harmful to humans part washes out in the process. On the other hand, if you wear lipstick, you are eating cadmium every day! They don't consider the amounts in it to be dangerous. It is a carcinogen and even paint tubes have the warnings on them with some manufactuers even finding replacement pigments for the cadmium.