MICHIGAN — Michigan residents should check their refrigerators. A popular brand of apple juice has been recalled due to possible contamination.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary recall for nearly 174,000 bottles of S. Martinelli and Co. apple juice across 28 states, including Michigan.
The recall is due to patulin, a mycotoxin produced by molds and fungi that grows on apples and other foods.
The recalled apple juice comes in packs of four 10-ounce translucent glass bottles with white metal screw top lids, according to the FDA.
The juice is marked with UPC code 0 41244 04102 2 and a “best by” date of Dec. 5, 2026.
The FDA issues a Class II recall for the apple juice, meaning consuming it “may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.”
Drinking apple juice contaminated by patulin “can cause nausea, vomiting, and possibly damage the DNA in some body cells,” according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
According to the FDA, the 7234 cases of potentially contaminated S. Martinelli and Co. apple juice were distributed in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
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