Reply to "Color from Icing on Lips and Mouth"

If you use a large amount of coloring in your icing (i.e., to get saturated colors), then, of course, it is going to stain lips and tongues. Staining just comes with the territory. As to whether it's okay for kids to eat large amounts of artificial food coloring, that is another question . . . there is concern among many (in health professions) that it is not. I am not a doctor, and cannot comment on how much is too much, but, if you have customers concerned about the use of artificial colorings, then you should consider using natural food colorings. They too can stain, but at least parents have the assurance that their kids aren't consuming too many chemicals.