Some children’s juice products in U.S. contain lead
The levels of lead exceeded the state law — and in some cases also exceeded federal levels for young children, the report said, citing test results provided by the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), a San Franscisco-based nonprofit organization.
The group purchased dozens of brands of juices and fruit products around California and sent them to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-certified lab in Berkeley, the report said.
The products tested ranged from nationally recognized brands to more niche market favorites, but the results were troubling across the board, said the report.
For example, a single serving of Raley’s private-labeled premium apple juice, Santa Cruz Organic Concord Grape Juice and Dole Pear Halves each contained levels of lead beyond what federal regulators consider safe, the report said.
“Many individual servings of apple juice, grape juice, packaged peaches and pears and fruit cocktail – all lunchbox staples – contained lead above the daily limit for young kids. Those limits were established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” the report noted. (more…)
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