Assertion: culinary bay leaf | /r/ObjectUse | used as flavoring
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text: Also though culinary Bay leaf is not considered poisonous and is used as flavoring and fragrance, the leaf itself is very stiff and should not be eaten whole or in large pieces due to risks of scratching the digestive tract, choking and possibly fatal surgical emergency due to intestinal perforations caused by swallowing bay leaves as known from multiple cases.