FDA to Increase Sampling of Arsenic in Apple & Other Juices, May Set Limit
The Food and Drug Administration announced that it has decided to widen its look at arsenic in apple juice and other juices, as it is seeing a small percentage of individual samples tested that contain higher levels of arsenic than…
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the 10 parts per billion limit allowed in public drinking water. FDA plans to consider all the relevant evidence and, based on this work, may set a guidance or other maximum level to further reduce arsenic in apple juice and juice products. As part of this effort, FDA will enhance surveillance in apple juice and concentrate, continue to test samples of apple juice imported into the U.S. from China, begin to sample additional types of juice and concentrate, and work with the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate the review of a risk assessment being prepared and discuss other steps the two agencies can take to reduce the overall levels of arsenic in the environment and in foods.