Apple Juice Recall Effects Tennessee

Wal-Mart has issued a recall for some of their Great Value Apple Juice. The FDA says the recall of 10,000 cases of apple juice was issued back on August 15, but on Friday, the FDA raised this to a class II recall, meaning the product could cause temporary health effects that could result in serious medical problems. The Great Value brand apple juice was sold in six-packs of 8 ounce bottles and contains potentially harmful levels of arsenic. Arsenic is a naturally occurring mineral found in most foods, but it can be toxic to humans at high levels. Symptoms of arsenic poisoning are vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, numbness and muscle cramping.

Ther FDA says acceptable levels of arsenic in apple juice can be no more than 10 parts per billion. The recalled apple juice was found to have arsenic levels of 13.2 parts per billion.

The recalled juice, sold under the Great Value brand, have a UPC code of 0-78742-29655-5 and a “best if used by” date of December 28, 2024. Tennessee is one of 25 states where this apple juice was sold at Wal-Mart.

The other states being Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.