Martinelli’s recalled a batch of high-priced apple juice sold at major retailers across the country, including Target, Whole Foods and Publix, because it contained levels of inorganic arsenic that exceeded U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards. .
The voluntary recall affects many 1-litre bottles with a ‘best before’ date of March 9, 2026 or March 20, 2026. USA Today Previously reported.
The lot size (a retail term that typically refers to the quantity of product ordered on a specific date or manufactured in one production run) was not readily known.
The glass bottles are also sold at Kroger and Winn-Dixie for a hefty price of about $18 each, and were shipped to stores between March 13, 2023 and September 27, 2023.
The state of Maryland subsequently tested samples of juice from that lot and found them to contain above guideline limits for inorganic arsenic. who It warns that it can cause acute arsenic poisoning with “immediate symptoms” such as “vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.”
Exposure to inorganic arsenic, which is a “confirmed carcinogen,” adds, “These symptoms may be followed by numbness or tingling in the extremities, muscle spasms, and death.” Ta.
in letter I sent it to the grocery store where I got it, and Watsonville, Calif.-based Martinelli said there have been no reports of illnesses as a result of the recall so far.
“Please review your inventory and immediately cease distribution and sale of the identified lots of 1-liter bottles of Martinelli Apple Juice,” the company added in the warning.
According to USA Today, the apple juice recall came after the FDA lowered the industry’s action level for inorganic arsenic in apple juice from 23 ppb to 10 ppb, in line with water requirements.
For reference, the Maryland Department of Health’s report on testing results for Martinelli’s March 2023 production lot found 11.6 ppb of inorganic arsenic, which is the industry standard established in the new FDA guidance. That’s 1.6 parts per billion higher than the behavioral level, USA Today reported.
Representatives for Martinelli did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
PepsiCo, another popular beverage company, also issued a recall last week after its Schweppes Zero Sugar Ginger Ale was found to be high in sugar.
Just days later, the soda giant pulled another soda from store shelves due to another mislabeling.
The brand recalled more than 2,000 cases of Mag Root Beer on Friday after it was reported that the cans actually contained Mag Zero Sugar root beer.
The recall began on March 22nd, but US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The study was released last week.
According to the notice, the recall affects 2,801 12-pack cases of soda distributed in Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Items affected by the recall have the code JUL2224XXXXAS02234 and a best before date of July 22, 2024 on the case packaging.
PepsiCo later confirmed to the Post that no products on its shelves were affected.
