Carte Blanche: The dark side of baking- WATCH
In Limpopo, a company has been supplying edible colours and glitters widely used by bakers, but questions are mounting about whether these products are truly safe for human consumption.
What appears to be harmless creativity may pose serious health risks, raising alarms about regulation, consumer protection, and the hidden dangers lurking in a slice of cake.
Carte Blanche is a South African investigative journalism television series that airs on M-Net every Sunday at 19:00.
Its first episode aired on 21 August 1988 and over the last 34-plus years has earned credibility among South African viewers for its investigation into corruption, consumer issues, and current events.
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