Apple juice sold at Aldi, Walgreens, Weis stores included in expanded recall
在 Aldi、Walgreens 和 Weis 等商店出售的蘋果汁被擴大列入回收行列
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Apple juice sold at chain retailers across the country has been recalled over concerns about arsenic levels. The recall applies to certain bottles of Great Value, Market Basket, Weis, Urban Meadow, Natures Nectar, Wellsley Farms, Solevita and Clover Valley apple juice, according to manufacturer Refresco Beverages US and recall information posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website. The juice was sold at stores such as Walgreens, Walmart, BJ’s, Weis and Aldi. The statement notes that no illnesses have been reported in connection with the recall. Arsenic occurs naturally in the environment and can combine with other materials to create organic or inorganic forms, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Organic arsenic compounds mainly appear in fish and shellfish, and exposure is less harmful to humans. Inorganic compounds are found in soil, sediments and groundwater. Exposure may lead to irritation of the stomach or intestines, blood vessel damage, skin changes and reduced nerve function. Long-term exposure in children has also been linked with lower IQ scores. The FDA set the 10 ppb limit for inorganic arsenic in apple juice in June 2023 in an effort to reduce exposure of babies and young children to environmental contaminants through food. However, that level was not a requirement for manufacturers, and the agency said at the time that it would consider the limit “in addition to other factors” when deciding to take action on arsenic levels in foods.
---from CNN
全美各大連鎖零售店出售的蘋果汁因砷含量問題被全面回收。根據製造商Refresco Beverages US和美國食品及藥物管理局(FDA)網站所公佈的資訊,回收的特定產品包含以下 Great Value、Market Basket、Weis、Urban Meadow、Natures Nectar、Wellsley Farms、Solevita和Clover Valley的瓶裝蘋果汁。這些果汁在 Walgreens、Walmart、BJ's、Weis 和 Aldi 等零售商店都有販售。 聲明指出,目前尚未收到與此次回收行動有關的疾病報告。 根據美國疾病管制與預防中心(CDC)的資料,砷自然存在於環境中,並可與其他物質結合成有機或無機的形式。有機砷化合物主要出現在魚類和貝類中,暴露於此類化合物下對人體的傷害較小。 無機化合物則存在於土壤、沉澱物和地下水中。曝露後可能會刺激胃部或腸道,造成血管損傷、改變皮膚及神經功能減退。兒童智商低落也與長期接觸此類物質有關。 FDA於2023年6月訂定蘋果汁中無機砷的含量限值為10 ppb,以減少嬰幼兒透過食物接觸環境污染物的可能。然而,該標準並非針對製造商,該機構表示,在決定對其食品中的砷含量水平採取行動時,將考慮這一限值「以及其他因素」。
---摘錄翻譯自CNN