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Apple juice recalled by retailers including Aldi and Walmart over arsenic concerns


Apple juice recalled by retailers including Aldi and Walmart over arsenic concerns

Due to worrying levels of inorganic arsenic, more and more apple juices are being recalled across the country.

What began early last week as Recall of almost 10,000 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold by Walmart in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia now includes 133,500 cases of several brands from Florida-based manufacturer Refresco Beverages, according to an expansion announced by Walmart on Friday.

Refresco did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Other affected brands include apple juice from Aldi, BJs, Market Basket, Walgreens and Weis Markets, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

At Walmart, the recalled Great Value apple juice was sold in six-packs of 8-ounce plastic bottles and 96-ounce bottles in more than 2,000 Walmart stores in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A list can be found here.

“The health and safety of our customers is always our top priority. We have removed the products from our affected stores and are currently investigating the case with the supplier,” a Walmart spokesperson said in an emailed statement to CBS News.

Aldi US is recalling 64-ounce plastic bottles of Nature’s Nectar 100% Apple Juice with best-by dates of March 26, 2025 and March 27, 2025 and UPC code 4099100036381.

The affected product was sold in Aldi stores in 16 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin, according to Aldi US.

“Aldi puts the safety and integrity of the products it sells first. If customers have products affected by this recall, they are advised to dispose of them immediately or return them to their local store and receive a full refund,” the Batavia, Illinois-based subsidiary of the German supermarket chain said in a statement released Thursday.

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