Update:ย
- Refresco Beverages expanded an ongoing recall for apple juice products sold at Walmart and other store locations.
- The recall now includes 133,500 cases of Great Value, Market Basket, Nice!, Weis, Urban Meadow, Natureโs Nectar, Wellsley Farms, Solevita and Clover Valley apple juices.ย
- The company initially recalled 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juice last month over concerns they contain harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.ย
- The Food and Drug Administration upgraded the recall to a Class II on Aug. 23, meaning exposure to the recalled apple juices could cause adverse health consequences but would be unlikely to cause serious or irreversible issues.
- On Sept. 9, Refresco said there were no reported incidents in connection with the recall.ย
Walmart apple juice recall overview:ย
- Who: Refresco Beverages US Inc. recalled nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice.
- Why: The juice may contain potentially harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.
- Where: The recall is active in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
(Sept. 2, 2024)
Walmart is affected by a recall of nearly 10,000 cases of apple juice sold in its stores across the United States as they may contain harmful levels of inorganic arsenic.
The Walmart apple juice recall applies to 9,535 cases of Great Value brand apple juice sold in 25 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.ย
Florida-based manufacturer Refresco Beverages US Inc. voluntarily recalled the contaminated six-packs of 8-ounce (227-gram) juice bottles after discovering levels of the chemical contaminant that exceeded industry standards, according to the recall notice.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration originally published the recall Aug. 15 and then upgraded it to a more urgent classification Aug. 23. The new Class II classification says the juice may temporarily cause adverse health consequences but is unlikely to cause serious or irreversible medical issues.
Arsenic exposure can cause minor symptoms, FDA says
Slightly elevated levels of arsenic can cause symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, numbness and muscle cramping, according to the FDA.
Levels found in the recalled apple juice bottles are low enough that the FDA says it does not expect them to cause severe health consequences. It did not state whether there have been any adverse side effects from consumers drinking the juice.
Last year, a consumer hit Walmart with a class action lawsuit alleging it sells Great Value apple juice but fails to disclose that the juice contains chemical preservatives.ย
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My son is sick from that a0ple juice. Three days of vommitting and diarrhea and weakness. Canโt eat due to upset stomach
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I woke up one morning after drinking the apple juice and felt terrible nausea,vomiting ,and real bad heartburn after drinking 2 cups of apple juice went to the hospital for severe abdominal pain and leg cramps didnโt think it could be the great value apple juice that I purchased !
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I woke up to a back of ambulance and spent 24 hours in the hospital due to a seizure (note never had a seizure before or neurology issues) after drinking 3 glasses of this juice. Thankfully I wasnโt home alone because of my fiance wasnโt home to adjust my airway I could have potential of death. My fiance said my lips was blue for matter of seconds. The absolutely worst experience.
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Add me because I spent 6 hours on Friday, August 31st in ER room from symptoms.