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What does it mean?
Wedding cake is presented as a particularly hazardous food item.
In plain terms
Avoid eating wedding cake because it is risky.
What can you take from it?
Be wary of celebratory foods.

Where it applies

  • dinner parties
  • weddings

Putting it to work

  • read labels
  • eat moderately

Questions to consider

  • What makes food dangerous?

Another view

Wedding cake is not inherently dangerous.

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