Consumer Reports investigates the presence of arsenic in apple juice and grape  juice. ... “we are finding problems with some Washington state apples, not  because of irresponsible farming practices now but because lead-arsenate  pesticides that were ... For the past decade, most concentrate has come from  China (PDF).
Oct 25, 2017 ... Questions and answers concerning arsenic in apple juice. ... The risk assessment  takes into account the amounts of apple juice typically consumed by children and  adults. Why is arsenic being found in fruit juices ... apple juice. Even organic  apples come from trees that grow in soil that may contain arsenic.
Following our January investigation, "Arsenic in Your Juice," which found arsenic  in apple and grape juices, we recently tested more than 200 samples of a host ....  safe food, to really listening to our consumers, and dealing with this problem very  openly because doing the research needed to assess what the risks really are ...
Jul 22, 2011 ... F&WW also reports that China makes wide use of arsenic-based pesticides in  farming. In a letter to Hamburg, F&WW's Wenonah Hauter and Empire State's  Judy Braiman say apple juice should come in for special attention because it “is  regularly consumed by children.” “We find it unconscionable that FDA ...
Sep 7, 2013 ... Fruit juices and smoothies represent a new risk to our health because of the  amount of sugar the apparently healthy drinks contain, warn the US scientists ...  concerned about growing obesity levels among children is still on soft drinks with  added sugar, such as colas and lemonade, which are consumed in ...
Our children's safety is potentially at risk because nearly half of the apple juice consumed by our children comes from apples grown in China.