High Arsenic Levels: Walmart Recalls Apple Juice Sold In Illinois

Just think about all the different food product recalls we've been hearing about and dealing with over the last few months alone.

We've been warned of the dangers of a certain brand of deli meat being possible contaminated with listeria. The recall involving those meat products covered over 7 million pounds of various meats that were produced at a single location. Several deaths have potentially resulted from ingestion of the recalled products.

Then, there's the ongoing recall involving vegetables for the very same reason that the deli meat was recalled in such huge numbers: worries over listeria contamination there, too.

A week ago, 84 tons of frozen chicken were recalled because of metal wire being found in the product, and less than two months ago, over 100 brands (covering millions of individual cans) of canned coffee products were recalled because of concerns over botulism contamination.

But wait, there's more.

Walmart Is Recalling Almost 10,000 Cases Of Apple Juice Sold In Stores Throughout The US Because Samples Were Found To Contain Potentially Harmful Levels Of Inorganic Arsenic

Illinois is one of the states where the recalled apple juice was sold, along with Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.

This product recall started on August 15th, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the recall a more urgent classification of Class II Recall on Friday of last week.

A Class II recall is "issued on products that have a lower chance of causing major injuries or death, but where there is still the possibility of serious enough adverse events to have irreversible consequences."

Let's Get To The Information You'll Need To Check Your Fridge And/Or Pantry At Home For These Recalled Apple Juice Products

The recall applies to Great Value brand apple juice sold in six-packs of 8 ounce bottles. The recalled juices have a UPC code of 0-78742-29655-5 and a “best if used by” date of December 28, 2024.

According to Time.com:

Inorganic arsenic, which can be found in drinking water, is highly toxic, while organic arsenic occurs naturally in foods like shellfish, and is considered to be less harmful. Exposure to elevated arsenic levels can cause symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, according to the World Health Organization. Long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic can lead to cancer.