Texas City Requires Lingerie Store Get Food Permit for Selling Edible Undies

http://www.stylelist.com/2010/05/19/edible-underwear-food-permit/

Hold on to your bubblegum-flavored panties.

The health department of San Antonio, Texas is forcing a local lingerie boutique to obtain a food license and have regular health inspections because it sells edible underwear, KENS 5 reports.

Well, that bites.

Rosemary Benitez, owner of Shades of Love, sells the naughty nibbles along with lingerie and adult toys, according to the news channel.

Now, she's reportedly being told to cough up $230 a year for the food permit to ensure that customers have a safe, er, dining experience.

"Everything is sold as novelty," Benitez balked to the source. "Everything in the box says 'novelty item' only... It's not something you sit down and actually eat.

"It's more for licking and tasting. Edible? No. It's not going to fill you up."

Well, actually... no, too easy.

Unfortunately, city officials aren't budging.

"Any facility in the city of San Antonio that sells edible substance requires a food establishment permit," San Antonio official Stephen Barschewski told KENS 5.

"One, it's the law. Two, in case there's a recall, we certainly want to know the source."

"I don't think you would actually eat, lick or taste enough of this that it would cause a big problem (as in food recalls)," counters Benitez. "It's absurd to me."

Maybe not, but we're definitely feeling a little nauseous just contemplating the whole thing.

They also melt when they get hot. My wife got some as a joke for her teaching aid (in 1985). She actually used them. This was South Carolina and it was a really hot night when she put them on. Her husband enjoyed it but it made a fucking mess of the bed (no pun intended).

Edible, only in sense that they are not poison. I suspect the regular panties would taste better.

In those cases, the "food" is being dispensed by hand, and in many cases place on the actual tongues of the patrons without the server having a chance to wash his hands between customers. Disgusting!

"You'll have way more fun watching her try to put these things on than you ever will by nibbling them undies."

In Hawai'i, dinner plates are often garnished with an edible orchid blossom. Does that mean that every florist and garden shop in San Antonio will be required to get a food permit? :shrug:

no wonder i have to much fiber in my diet :P