Conan The Librarian wrote:

Yep. Do a Google search on "shellac coating fruits vegetables" and
you'll find plenty of mention of shellac as a coating for fruits and
veggies:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Interesting how the first article is about how there's a new process to
replace shellac in this use with... PVA?! Oh yummy! It's not bad enough
to eat bug doodoo, now they want you to eat glue.

Maybe this is a move to make fruit more popular with the younger crowd.

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