New report finds heavy metals in 45 popular fruit juices [View all]
Source: CBS News
Some popular fruit juices may contain heavy metals, according to a new report out Wednesday morning. Consumer Reports tested 45 packaged fruit juices for heavy metals, like lead, arsenic, and cadmium and found measurable levels in every product. Long-term exposure to these metals could cause some serious health risks, like kidney disease and certain types of cancer.
Heavy metals are substances that make their way into food because they occur naturally in the air, water and soil. They can also wind up in food during the manufacturing and packaging processes, reports CBS News' Anna Werner.
While improvements have been made since Consumer Reports last tested juice products eight years ago, they now recommend parents give their children less juice.
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Consumer Reports is recommending parents lower the amount of juice they give their kids. "So they should be concerned but don't panic … frequent exposure to these heavy metals through the juice is the concern," James Dickerson said. The Juice Products Association, whose board of directors includes executives from PepsiCo, Welch's and other juice brands whose products were tested, said they haven't seen the full study but called the results "unfounded" and told CBS News they are committed to providing "safe" and "nutritious" products that meet FDA standards. They also said that there is "no scientific evidence" indicating that trace levels of heavy metals have caused any negative health outcomes.
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Unfortunately the article doesn't list which ones.
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