> At a trade show I talked with a supplier of Food Grade Mineral Oil. His
> comments were interesting. First, he said  FGMO is about 3-5 times more
> expensive than Pharmaceutical grade MO.  Bulk PGMO is about 1.50 a
> gallon. The only difference is FGMO is fabricated in "clean rooms", but
> it is the same stuff as PGMO.
 
An argument can be made that if the oil gets into the honey, the honey
will still be considered edible if the oil is food grade to begin with.
 
Conrad Sigona
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