Arsenic in Fruit Juices (Apple & Grape mostly)

milquetoast · Dec 3, 2011

Scary... http://www.consumerreports.org/cont...Reports Arsenic Test Results January 2012.pdf

We tested 88 samples of apple juice and grape juice purchased in August and September, 2011, in Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. We tested one sample from each of three lots of the majority of the juices, most of which were made from concentrate in ready-to-drink packages (bottles or juice boxes). As the country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) column below indicates, some juice samples we tested were made from concentrate that came from multiple countries, while others came solely from the United States or another single country. There’s no federal limit for arsenic or lead in juice. In our tests, 25 percent of samples exceeded the 5-ppb (parts per billion) total lead limit for bottled water, and 10 percent exceeded the 10-ppb limit for total arsenic in drinking water. In addition to test results for total lead and total arsenic, the table below displays test results for inorganic arsenic species, which are carcinogenic, and organic arsenic species, which may also be a health concern. Most arsenic we detected was inorganic. Our tests don’t offer conclusions about overall levels in any juice type or brand.
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I wonder how our Canadian brands fare (Oasis, Sunrype, President's Choice, No Name, Allen's etc.). They have Minute Maid listed and the results don't put me at ease .

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Arsenic in Fruit Juices (Apple & Grape mostly)

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