9 'Amazing Facts' That Are Totally Untrue

6. Fruit Stickers Are Edible

Often cropping up in the "things you didn't know you're doing wrong" lists that the internet is so fond of, is the assertion that those annoying stickers on your fruit are in fact edible.

The claim is often made that they are made from FDA approved "edible paper" and affixed with "food grade adhesive" which, in fairness, makes them technically edible.

This is definitely a technicality though, as normal paper is "technically" edible, insofar as it probably wouldn't do you any harm, but it's still not advisable as a lunchbox item.

This, however, is not the same as being intended for human consumption, and there have been reports of people choking on fruit stickers since the rumour started. Basically, fruit stickers are about as edible as, say, a cotton shirt, but you probably wouldn't find it in any recipes.

Given that there's bound to be the odd person who eats a sticker by accident, it would actually be much more shocking if they weren't edible.