Bottled Fruit Juice Not Safe?
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
, Posted by Yvhes P. at 2:03 AM
Recent reports show trace of high levels of arsenic in bottled
grape and apple juice. So is it still safe for us especially our
children to drink flavored bottled juice nowadays?
High levels of arsenic in bottled fruit
juice increase risk of cancer and other chronic diseases, according to a
new study by Consumer Reports. This report is alarming especially to
those who has children like me.
Occasionally, I would give my kids especially my eldest this flavored bottled fruit juices. Whenever we go to groceries or anywhere it is available he would always ask me to buy him one or more. Apple flavor is his favorite. Honestly, I myself is a fan of these products. It is delicious and affordable at the same time. Let me share with you the statement made by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in response to TODAY report on arsenic levels in apple and grape juice.
The new report echoes a study commissioned by Dr. Mehmet Oz back in September. When Oz reported his findings on his popular television show, the FDA responded by calling Oz’s study flawed and “extremely irresponsible.”
One of the issues the FDA had with Oz’s study was its failure to separate out measurements of inorganic and organic arsenic. Studies have linked inorganic arsenic to a variety of cancers. But many consider organic arsenics – especially the types commonly found in seafood – to be safe.
As far as Consumer Reports is concerned, that’s a head-in-the-sand approach. “Questions have been raised about the human health effects of other types of organic arsenic in foods, including juices,” the magazine noted. “Use of organic arsenic in agricultural products has caused concern. For instance, the EPA in 2006 took steps to stop the use of herbicides containing organic arsenic because of their potential to turn into inorganic arsenic in the soil and contaminate drinking water.”
Occasionally, I would give my kids especially my eldest this flavored bottled fruit juices. Whenever we go to groceries or anywhere it is available he would always ask me to buy him one or more. Apple flavor is his favorite. Honestly, I myself is a fan of these products. It is delicious and affordable at the same time. Let me share with you the statement made by FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in response to TODAY report on arsenic levels in apple and grape juice.
The new report echoes a study commissioned by Dr. Mehmet Oz back in September. When Oz reported his findings on his popular television show, the FDA responded by calling Oz’s study flawed and “extremely irresponsible.”
One of the issues the FDA had with Oz’s study was its failure to separate out measurements of inorganic and organic arsenic. Studies have linked inorganic arsenic to a variety of cancers. But many consider organic arsenics – especially the types commonly found in seafood – to be safe.
As far as Consumer Reports is concerned, that’s a head-in-the-sand approach. “Questions have been raised about the human health effects of other types of organic arsenic in foods, including juices,” the magazine noted. “Use of organic arsenic in agricultural products has caused concern. For instance, the EPA in 2006 took steps to stop the use of herbicides containing organic arsenic because of their potential to turn into inorganic arsenic in the soil and contaminate drinking water.”
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