Produce Coatings

Beeswax as a produce coating is generally considered safe. Apeel is not the only coating applied to commercial produce; others include beeswax, shellac, and paraffin wax. Organic certification of Apeel does not guarantee that associated ma…

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Beeswax as a produce coating is generally considered safe. Apeel is not the only coating applied to commercial produce; others include beeswax, shellac, and paraffin wax. Organic certification of Apeel does not guarantee that associated manufacturing chemicals or trace contaminants are safer. Paraffin wax used as a produce coating is a petroleum derivative derived from crude oil.