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Effects To The Human Health

**Toxicity of Shellac** The edible, bio-degradable, self-sustainable, odorless and flavorless properties of lac have made this material ideal for food processing and packaging applications. On 26th July 1989, the United States Food & Drugs Administration published a proposed rule, for affirming that shellac and shellac wax, **//were generally recognized as safe (GRAS), with specific limitations for use as a direct human food additive.//** So, lac is food grade or Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) by the FDA. Little data are available regarding toxicity. One study investigated the short-term inhalation toxicity in rabbits of a hair spray-containing shellac; the product did not induce any significant toxicologic problems. ** Shellac/Lac Dosing ** There is no clinical evidence to support specific doses of shellac for therapeutic purposes. **Side Effect of Shellac/Lac** Commonly Shellac doesn't have any bad effects but there are some shellac's bad effects reports One r eport discusses contact **//cheilitis//** //(////a medical condition involving// [|//inflammation//] //of the// [|//lip//]//)// to shellac. Another report reviews bezoars (accumulations of foreign material in the stomach) such as shellac. This unusual collection in the GI tract, if untreated, may lead **to anorexia, weight loss, bleeding, or perforation. But**

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