Mike wrote - It would seem to me that even encapsulated spores, if affected by sterilizing temperatures and pressures, would still be effectively sterilized.
Randy replied - Research by Dr Mark Goodwin found that AFB spores
could still be infective after normal wax processing.
And the above response is my point. I'm not talking about "normal wax processing". I don't think processing wax in a pressure cooker for thirty minutes at canning pressure would be considered "normal wax processing". I am thinking that pressure cooking processing of rendered wax would ensure that any AFB spores present would be rendered "dead". The only concern that I might have is if there would be any change in the wax chemical composition under such temperatures and pressure. I don't think there would be. And, one would not have to worry about whether enough AFB spores had been encapsulated so as to render the wax non infective.
Mike in LA
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