Apple Juice Recalled Over Arsenic Concerns

WATSONVILLE, CA — A Watsonville company is voluntarily recalling its apple juice over arsenic concerns.

The recall by S. Martinelli & Co. affects liter bottles of juice with a best-by date of March 9, 2026, or March 10, 2026, according to a notice from the company, which said the bottles were shipped between March 13, 2023, and Sept. 27, mostly before July 28.

Martinelli’s juice is widely available at grocery stores including Whole Foods, Walmart and Costco.

Sampling by the state of Maryland revealed one lot of the juice tested above inorganic arsenic guidance set last year by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, the notice said.

Effective June 1, 2023, the agency lowered the industry action level for inorganic arsenic from 23 parts per billion to 10 parts per billion, according to the company, which reported Maryland authorities determined the recalled juice had inorganic arsenic levels of 11.6 parts per billion.

As of the recall April 16, there had been no illness or complaints reported in relation to the juice.