High Hill Ranch, based in Camino, CA, has recalled all unpasteurized apple juice sold after Oct. 6, 2015 after a consumer was apparently infected with Escherichia coli bacteria from drinking the product. That person was
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FDA Proposes Limit for Arsenic in Apple Juice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed a limit for arsenic in apple juice, two years after testing by Dr. Oz and Consumer Reports spurred widespread consumer concern about the presence of the
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Dust-Up Over Arsenic Levels In Rice Settles Nothing
Nothing changed yesterday about arsenic in rice and rice products. Consumer Reports and National Chicken Council exchanged some shots, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did not change so much as a comma
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Lawmakers Urge FDA to Act on Arsenic Standards
Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are continuing to press the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to respond to reports of arsenic in juices and other foods.
On Wednesday, Pallone held a press
Bill Would Set Arsenic, Lead Limits in Juice
U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced a bill Wednesday that would require the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to set safety standards for arsenic and lead in juices.
The “Arsenic
Q&A With Michael Taylor, Part II: Antibiotics, Orange Juice & Consolidation
Part II of a conversation with Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on a variety of issues facing the agency.
Q: The agency’s getting a lot of heat,
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Top Food Safety Stories of 2011: No. 8
Food fright, a phenomenon mostly experienced by parents, is 2011’s 8th most important food safety story.
Parents in 2011 have had to wade through scary stories about the purported dangers their children face if
FDA Tests Apple Juice for Arsenic, Says Most Are OK
Perhaps in response to Consumer Reports’ charges that levels of arsenic in children’s juices are so high that more restrictive standards would be healthier (see previous post), the FDA has done its own
Consumer Reports Finds Arsenic in Juice
It seemed like fear-mongering in September when daytime TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz said some of the top-selling brands of apple juice were laced with high levels of arsenic, which indeed sounds very scary.
Most
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Apple Juice Is Still Safe, FDA Says
The Food and Drug Administration has reiterated its finding that apple juice sold across the U.S. is safe to drink, with naturally occurring arsenic levels well below the agency’s “level of concern,” but says it
Schumer Calls for Juice Standards
Carefully skirting the arsenic-in-the-apple-juice scare sparked last week by TV doctor Mehmet Oz, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, has called on the FDA to set standards for imported juice concentrates, and to step up inspection