“…This has resulted in a growing beeswax adulteration trend ; Serra Bonveh ı & Orantes Bermejo, 2012; Sve cnjak, Sve cnjak et al, 2016Sve cnjak et al, , 2018Wa s et al, 2016). The quality of beeswax is further jeopardized by residues that mostly originate from the pesticides commonly used in the beekeeping technology (primarily acaricides), as well as environmental commercial pesticides widely utilized in agriculture (Bogdanov, 2006;Boi et al, 2016;Bonzini, Tremolada, Bernardinelli, Colombo, & Vighi, 2011;Chauzat & Faucon, 2007;Ravoet et al, 2015;Serra Bonveh ı & Orantes Bermejo, 2010;Tremolada, Bernardinelli, Colombo, Spreafico, & Vighi, 2004;Wallner, 1992Wallner, , 1993Wallner, , 1997Wallner, , 1999Wallner, , 2000. This implies an urgent need for the implementation of mandatory regulations defining the beeswax quality criteria and standardized analytical methods for its testing, as well as routine quality/authenticity control of beeswax prior to its placement on the market.…”