Shellapples?

Apples coated with what?
Shellacpples?
Found a bag of apples at Windmill Farms (our local health food market) which possessed some interesting information regarding its contents:
Shellaples?
These apples have taken a shellacking.
Remembering that shellac was produced from the lac beetle
Ground up insects coating your apple
Ground up insects coating your apple
I asked the store manager what the best way to remove this coating was prior to eating. He hadn’t see the notice before, didn’t know how to remove the coating, and brought the produce manager over. He didn’t know either but suggested hot water.

You would think that the people who are selling apples coated with wax made from ground up beetles would know how to remove the compound. Looks like they don’t.