1000+ questions about gold, silver, and metal leaf; gilding supplies, tools, techniques; edibles; craftwork; and troubleshooting.
Use gold foil only for its intended purpose. For food, use edible products only; for decorative work, follow product directions and datasheets.
Use gold foil only for its intended purpose; food applications require edible products, and decorative applications require product directions and datasheets.
Gold foil is a decorative material unless specifically sold for food use. Keep decorative leaf, foil, size, sealer, and craft materials away from food-contact use.
For surface work, follow the product directions for handling, ventilation, adhesives, coatings, cleanup, and disposal. For food, use edible gold or edible silver only.
Foils • Glossary • Gold Gourmet • Gold leaf • Metal leaf
Foil is not automatically gold leaf, silver leaf, real precious metal, or edible. The correct product depends on whether the use is decorative foil, edible foil, craft foil, or genuine leaf.
SeppLeaf foils are thicker, heavier materials for applications such as hot glass, bead making, and specialty decorative use. Thin traditional gilded surfaces usually use genuine gold or silver leaf.
Food decoration requires edible Gold Gourmet products. Lower-cost decorative gold effects usually use metal leaf.