Is there arsenic in your apple juice?
Newspaper investigation finds that most apple juice is laced with some level of arsenic. But how much is too much?
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just go drink some juice, its delicious
These are our tiny children drinking more than the 4 oz of apple juice a day! I cut the juice with more than 1/2 water but their tiny bodies are consuming way more than 4 oz. This is just more crap from China. If we need US jobs keep it in the US.
And to add...If the standards were not lower/cheaper in China WHY are we sending apples 1/2 way around the world to squish them! I mean really people! Why would they do that if money wasn't the issue. Apple and Eve organtics had the worse level or arsnic. How were they able to put "Organtic" on their product when they are shipping their fruit to China and Argentina.
And to add...If the standards were not lower/cheaper in China WHY are we sending apples 1/2 way around the world to squish them! I mean really people! Why would they do that if money wasn't the issue.
As a consumer, I'd like to know how one of the organics came in with such higher levels than other brands. Has Apple and Eve come up with an explanation? I see from their web site that they do *not* use US-sourced apple concentrate only. I'd be interested to know if the apple juice in question came from US sources. If it did, is it possible that three years of organic practices in an orchard are insufficient to root out arsenic used in the past?
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I read the article in the St. Petersburg Times and was pretty upset. I have been drinking a lot of apple juice during my pregnancy, I water it down but still this is troubling. I found it very interesting that the only brand that did not have arsenic in the tests was the brand that supplied local schools, and the owner of the company stated that he buys the concentrate from China but is very careful about who he buys from and feels that the arsenic levels should not be above those allowed for.... More
Just FYI apple seeds naturally contain arsenic. This might be part of the problem if seeds are ground up in processing.
apple seed contain cyanide, not arsenic. the average human would have to consume one cup of apple seeds for a health risk.
For me I wonder why we even have such poisons in our food. And why we even think it is OK? It should not be! The same applies to other things, e.g., mercury in fish.
Here is explained the two different types of arsenic's
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=14947
Speak up and vote with your money! Only buy quality food not only by brands.
... many apple juice concentrates are not even from the US anymore. Many come form China and Mexico. I wonder if this has anything to do with increased arsenic levels in apple juice. Regardless, these countries have different standards of how they produce products, whether it be food, drink, other goods, or all of the above compared to the US.
To answer your question: No, there is no need for parents to worry about the safety of apple juice. The Times article is extremely misleading to parents, as the laboratory tests inappropriately compare juice to drinking water standards and not the limits set for juices and other foods. The trace minerals detected in the juice samples are naturally found throughout our food supply (even in whole fruit) and all juices tested by the Times meet current safety standards set by the FDA. I work.... More
pls. tell us which brand of apple juice you deem acceptable for you and your loved ones. Just wondering why you have to shill for a marketing conglomerate.
As a biochemist I wonder who is training you "dieticians" to be let loose on the public.
I's say the less concentration - the better, no? Btw. the more AsPb you add to the soil, the more you fruit will be contaminated. At what point do they declare that concentration to be the natural occurring baseline?
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Actually, I disagree that the article is misleading, because they clearly state that the limit is for water and not juice. But tell me this...why would the limit for drinking water be different than that for juice?
Since people drink water far more often that juice, the amount can be higher in juice, it's the proportion of your daily diet, ie, how much arsenic total you ingest that is the concern. And of course the organic brand has more arsenic, organic farmers use natural pesticides, which aren't refined to the point that synthetics are. So, the lead arsenate used on every organic apple (not to mention the nicotine sulfate) contains a much higher dosage of carcinogens that your conventionally grown apple. .... More
Sorry to have to contradict you. Organic farmers shun the use of heavy metal insecticides. They will use insecticidal soaps, natural predators, co-cultivation, organic extracts (limited use of pyrethrum group) instead. The use of various Arsenic-Lead compounds has quite a history. In China it was supposedly used since 900 aD. As Lead-Arsenate extensively used in the US since 1892. So no "designer-", highly purified chemical and easy to manufacture.
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The comment was made that "people drink water far more often than juice" and that is not always true. That was a blanket, assumed, statement/generalization. Many parents allow their children to drink nothing but milk and juice. Little ones' front teeth rot out because uneducated mothers/caregivers give bottles and sippy cups to them and they drink nothing but sugar. Many infants, toddlers and preschoolers never drink water but are given as much juice and water as they please. It's junk!.... More
When you say , "lead arsenate used on every organic apple", does that mean EVERY organic apple grower applies this compound? Also, just because pesticides are more 'refined' as you say for conventional apples does not mean they are safer. It just means chemists have 'worked' these compounds to do a specific job, and potentially with harmful side effects to humans and other living creatures.
This is totally false information and is not true. Organic is so much healthier for you than conventionally grown. Where did you get your information?
Hmmm... I tend to purchase the frozen concentrate and mix in my own water. I wonder If those were tested.
Small amounts of arsenic can be found in almost all apples. Remember, all things in moderation, even juice.
