"George" wrote: Might want to think twice about the beeswax, even if
highly purified. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I don't think there is too much to worry about. The reference refers to a
fairly rare toxicity of honey to infants less than one year old. Beeswax in
the fibres of a wooden bowl would be injested in microscopic amounts at
most. Further, there is nothing to indicate that the bacteria would be
present in the wax, or survive in the wax if they ever were present.