Consumer Reports spotlights arsenic, lead in 10 juices
Fruit juice is known to be high in sugar, but a new report suggests kids' favorite thirst-quenchers may also contain dangerous levels of arsenic and lead. Consumer Reports tested 88 juice samples, and found that 10 percent of the samples had arsenic levels that exceeded the federal drinking-water standard of 10 parts per billion (ppb), and 25 percent had lead levels higher than the FDA's bottled-water limit of 5 ppb. Which juices raised red flags? Keep clicking to find out...
America's Choice 100% Apple Juice
Lead content: 0.5 ppb - 5.6 ppb
Gold Emblem Apple/Grape Juice (CVS)
Lead content (apple): 2.9 ppb - 5.6 ppb
Lead content (grape): 6.5 ppb - 8.6 ppb
Gerber 100% Apple Juice
Lead content: 3.4 ppb - 13.6 ppb
Great Value 100% Apple Juice
Arsenic content: 10.1 ppb - 13.9 ppb
Lead content: 3.7 ppb - 5.1 ppb
Minute Maid 100% Apple Juice
Lead content: 4.2 ppb - 6.5 ppb
Mott's Original 100% Apple Juice
Arsenic content: 4.0 ppb - 10.2 ppb
Seneca (Apple & Eve) 100% Apple Juice
Arsenic content: 5.0 ppb - 10.5 ppb
Seneca 100% Apple Juice Frozen Concentrate
Lead content: 0.9 ppb - 5.5 ppb
Walgreens 100% Apple/Grape Juice
Lead content (apple): 2.3 ppb - 6.9 ppb
Lead content (grape): 10.1 ppb - 15.1 ppb
Arsenic content (grape): 9.7 ppb - 24.7 ppb
Welch's 100% Grape Juice
Arsenic content: 7.1 ppb - 12.4 ppb
Lead content: 3.5 ppb - 9.2 ppb