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Subject:	chem free wax
From:	Brian Ames <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 17 May 2009 22:06:41 -0400
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I was surprised to read that Burts Bee products uses apparently only beeswax sourced from 
Africa. I guess its no secret North American beeswax is heavily contaminated. I wonder how 
much of the wax produced in Africa is purchased by Burts? Another company Aveda is also 
a big buyer of organic wax. The demand for chem free beeswax must be growing as more 
and more companies get on the green wagon. 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-bees17-
2009may17,0,6395043.story

"But a primary ingredient -- pelletized beeswax -- is shipped from Ethiopia and other 
African nations,...." 

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