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"FDA Halts Orange Juice Imports for Test"

"The U.S. has temporarily halted shipments of imported orange juice from all countries while they’re being tested, and said it will destroy or ban products containing even low levels from a banned fungicide."



"If levels of the chemical, carbendazim, are found to be below trace amounts, the products may be released and sold, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Initial tests on shipments from Canada didn’t turn up the chemical, the FDA said.

The fungicide, linked in studies to higher risk of liver tumors in animals, was found in trace amounts last month in products from Brazil after The Coca Cola Co. (KO), which owns the Minute Maid brand, said it notified the FDA that some Brazilian growers had sprayed their trees with the chemical."

Stephanie Armour reports for Bloomberg January 11, 2012.


SEE ALSO:

"Coke Says It Found Fungicide in Orange Juice" (Wall St. Journal)

"Is There Fungicide in Our Orange Juice? FDA Tests Entire U.S. Supply for Illegal Chemical Found in Imports From Brazil" (London Daily Mail)

"FDA Tests Threaten Brazil Orange Juice Imports" (Reuters)

"FDA Clears Canada Oj, Holds Other Imports for Tests" (CNBC)

Source: Bloomberg, 01/12/2012