FDA Posts Carbendazim Sampling Results for Orange Juice Products
The Food and Drug Administration has posted two charts listing the sample-by-sample results of its testing of imported and domestic orange juice products that may be contaminated with the fungicide carbendazim. The chart for imported orange juice products lists the (1) sample number, (2) collection date, (3) declared country of origin, (4) type of product, (5) sample result for carbendazim, (6) action, and (7) date of action. For example, the first entry for imported sample number 733896 states that the orange juice concentrate was collected on January 11, 2012, the declared country of origin was Brazil, that 48 - 60 ppb was found, and that the shipment was refused entry on January 30.
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(See ITT's Online Archives 12020621 for summary of FDA's February 2, 2012 weekly update on its sampling of orange juice products for carbendazim, which takes the form of an addendum to FDA's January 9 letter to the Juice Products Association. The letter also recaps the prior January 27, January 20, and January 13, 2012 updates. See ITT's Online Archives 12011221 for summary of the FDA's January 9 letter to the JPA.)
FDA charts (dated 02/02/12) listing its samplings by number, product, and carbendazim levels are available here (imported) and here (domestic).