About 25,000 cases of apple juice sold in more than a dozen states, including Michigan, are being recalled for elevated levels of inorganic arsenic.
Here’s the info from the company:
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S. Martinelli & Company has issued a voluntary recall for a single lot of Martinelli’s Apple Juice, One-Liter (33.8 fl. oz.) bottle. The recalled product has a “Best By” date of “09MAR2026” or “10MAR2026” on the front of the bottle above the label.
The product was shipped between March 13, 2023, and September 27, 2023, with the majority of the product shipped before July 28, 2023.
This recall is a result of sampling by the State of Maryland that found samples from one production lot of Martinelli’s apple juice, sold in one-liter glass bottles, tested above the guidance action level for inorganic arsenic in apple juice set by the FDA in June 2023.
FDA has stated that exposure to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic can pose a health hazard to young children. Effective June 1, 2023, the FDA issued guidance lowering the industry action level for inorganic arsenic in apple juice from 23 parts per billion (“ppb’) to 10 ppb, in line with the requirements for water.
The Maryland Department of Health reported that test results for the March 2023 production lot at issue showed 11.6 ppb for inorganic arsenic, which is 1.6 ppb higher than the industry action level set forth in the new guidance established on June 1, 2023.
No illness or complaints related to this product code has been reported to date, and no other production dates or Martinelli products are affected by this recall. Please immediately discontinue distributing and selling the identified lot of the one-liter bottles of Martinelli’s Apple Juice by examining your inventory.
If any of this lot remains in your stores, please remove it from your shelves. Please immediately contact all of your retail or other stores which received this product and request the return of this lot of the one-liter bottles of Martinelli’s Apple Juice.
It is important that you count the amount in your inventory, store the product in a secure place and contact Martinelli’s (see contact information below) or your sales manager to arrange for disposition of the product, refund instructions, and replacement for any returned product. Please do not destroy the product without authorization from S. Martinelli & Company.
In addition, if you have further distributed this product, please identify your customers, and notify them at once of the product recall. Your notifications to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this recall notification letter with that notification. This recall should be carried out to the retail level. This recall is being made with the knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.
Please record the time and date you received this Recall Notice and acknowledge receipt by completing the attached Response Form and emailing it to mclifton@martinellis.com
COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION
Your S. Martinelli & Co. sales manager will be in contact shortly with the next steps. In the interim, please direct any questions to Mary Clifton at mclifton@martinellis.com. Consumers: Martinelli’s 1-800-662-1868