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Cera Alba
Cera Alba
Low concern
Beeswax is a well-established GRAS food additive used as glazing/coating agent. Inert and not absorbed when ingested in normal amounts.
Found in
57 products
What it is
Cera alba is the INCI name for white beeswax — bleached or refined wax produced by honeybees.
Glazing agent and coating; used to coat fruits, candies, and pharmaceuticals.
Why it's flagged
- very rare allergy
What regulators actually say
"Beeswax (yellow wax) is the crude wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. White wax is obtained by bleaching yellow wax... GRAS."
"The Panel concluded that there is no safety concern at the current levels of use of beeswax (E 901) as a food additive."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as beeswax (white and yellow), 21 CFR 184.1973.
European Union — EFSA
Authorized as E901; ADI 'not specified' (EFSA 2007).
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