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Martinelli’s has voluntarily recalled a single lot of its apple juice over concerns of high arsenic levels.
“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,” the company announced last month.
“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,” the announcement continued.
RECALL ALERT: #Martinellis has recalled some of its bottles of apple juice sold in major retailers across the U.S. due to high levels of arsenic – https://t.co/YsPxRFLCo4 pic.twitter.com/ptE90Qmz9O
— News12LI (@News12LI) May 1, 2024
USA TODAY reports:
Exposure to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic can pose health hazards to people including cancer, birth defects, diabetes and heart issues, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported.
Martinelli’s apple juice is sold at retailers including Kroger, Publix and Target, among others.
The voluntary recall comes after the State of Maryland found samples from one single lot of the juice, which is sold in one-liter bottles, tested above the guidance level for inorganic arsenic in the juice.
So far no illnesses have been reported as a result of the recall, the Watsonville, California-based company wrote in its announcement letter to grocery stores dated April 16.
Martinelli’s recalls apple juice sold at Target, Whole Foods over high arsenic levels https://t.co/ePruZtQACA pic.twitter.com/rPkjndpVBf
— New York Post (@nypost) April 30, 2024
From the New York Post:
The size of the lot — a retailing term that typically refers to the quantity of a product ordered for a specific date or manufactured during a single production run — couldn’t immediately be learned.
The glass bottles, which are also being sold at Kroger and Winn-Dixie for a steep roughly $18 each, were sent to stores between March 13, 2023, and Sept. 27, 2023.
The State of Maryland has since tested a sample of juice from the lot, finding that they contain above the guidance level for inorganic arsenic, which the World Health Organization warned can lead to acute arsenic poisoning, which comes with concerning “immediate symptoms” like “vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea.”
“These are followed by numbness and tingling of the extremities, muscle cramping and death, in extreme cases,” the WHO added of exposure to inorganic arsenic, which it said “is a confirmed carcinogen.”
In a letter sent to grocery stores obtained, Watsonville, Calif.-based Martinelli’s said that no illnesses have reported as a result of the recall thus far.
“Please immediately discontinue distributing and selling the identified lot of the one-liter bottles of Martinelli’s Apple Juice by examining your inventory,” the company added in the warning note.
