Indeed there is- beef tallow is a common cooking oil and oar lubricant, and the supplier I buy my oar lubricant from does also sell food grade tallow, but it is

Indeed there is- beef tallow is a common cooking oil and oar lubricant, and the supplier I buy my oar lubricant from does also sell food grade tallow, but it is unclear how or if it differs from the marine grade one "apparently, safely eating it" is also still not the standard I want to use for food. The guys down at the fishing docks in SF Bay are "apparently safely eating" all kinds of fish and sharks that there are big warning signs posted all over not to eat.