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It is edible. It also isn't glue - it's corn syrup. Plain, old, ordinary, food-grade corn syrup.

Did you think it was arsenic?

"It is safe to eat, said Dean Peters, director of public relations and communication for International Dairy Queen. "It's absolutely 100 percent safe to eat."

Peters went further and said the paper wrap and the ink in the paper wrap are also made of food-grade material and are also edible.

"If you wanted to, you could eat the whole works," Peter said. "Not that it'd be that tasty - we advise eating the soft serve and the cone."

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