Walmart apple juice recalled due to high arsenic content

Walmart has recalled approximately 9,500 cases of Great Value® apple juice due to high arsenic levels.

The recall affects Walmart’s private label Great Value® apple juice (100% juice) sold in 6-pack 8-oz plastic bottles.

The packages are marked with UPC 0-78742-29655-5 and Best-If-Used-By “DEC2824 CT89-6” (December 28, 2024).

The apple juice had a level of inorganic arsenic of 13.2 parts per billion (ppb), which the FDA warned is above the industry standard of 10 ppb.

The apple juice was sold in Walmart stores in 25 states, including: Labama, Connecticut, Delaware, Washington DC, 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, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia.

Inorganic arsenic is a toxic heavy metal that occurs naturally in some soils. Arsenic can also get into apples if arsenic-containing pesticides have been used in the past on the land where apple trees are grown.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), prolonged exposure to arsenic in children can cause health problems in almost every part of the body.

Source: Walmart apple juice recall due to high arsenic content

Editor’s note: For more information about food poisoning lawsuits and your legal rights, contact the nationally recognized food poisoning attorneys at Ron Simon & Associates. Ron Simon’s groundbreaking work on behalf of victims of recent nationwide food poisoning outbreaks has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX and virtually every other major television network and print media outlet.

Click here for a free confidential case consultation