Can you eat white beeswax? A guide to safe consumption
                                
                                
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                                The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recognizes beeswax as generally safe for consumption as a food additive (GRAS). However, many still question the safety of consuming its refined, white variant: can you eat white beeswax? The answer is nuanced and depends heavily on the wax's purity and source.