Apple juice recall expands to products sold at Aldi, BJ’s, Walgreens due to elevated arsenic levels [Video]

A recall on apple juice due to potentially harmful levels of arsenic has expanded to include more brands sold at several additional retailers across the country.

The initial voluntary recall by Refresco Beverages was first announced in a class 2 enforcement report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month and included 9,535 cases of Great Value 100% Apple Juice sold at Walmart. On Monday, the recall was updated to a total of 133,500 cases of juice, which were sold at several stores in addition to Walmart, under varying brand names.

According to the FDA’s report, the recalled product “contains inorganic arsenic above action level set in guidance to industry.”

“The safety of consumers is always our top priority,” the Tampa, Florida-based Refresco Beverages said in a new statementon its website. “On August 23, 2024, out of an abundance of caution, we voluntarily initiated a recall of some select lots of 100% …