"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:04:24 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:

Is it really carnauba?

Carnauba used to be one ingredient - it gives a higher shine. Since
we started to care about eating fruit coated with furniture polish,
the shops have toned down the shininess of it. Some was candelilla
instead of carnauba as this is even harder and shinier. They're both
still used on some sweets or pills.

I believe it's sprayed on as a water emulsion, heated to keep it
flowing.

So it must contain an emulsifier too? And if so it can be washed off ...
but
it can't in my experience.

Why does the work 'alar' keep coming into my mind?

Mary

Pedant toxicologist mode on

What you can't stop thinking about a pesticide that has virtually no risk to
humans in the dose likely to be consumed and about which the scaremongering
cost millions for no actual increase in safety?

mode off

Cheers

Mark