The Top 10 Food Safety Myths from the OJ Pesticide Scandal
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February 02, 2012
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Myth #1: If FDA tests/rejects something then there must be a problem with it The FDA tests things all the time, even if there is not a problem with the shipment. The FDA uses Import Alerts, which are country or industry-wide notices that flag shipments due to prior problems, even if the problem does not actually appear in the current shipment. The FDA refuses countless shipments which might be just fine simply because they come from a region that is on Import Alert. This occurs because FDA … READ MORE
As Orange Juice speculation drives juice futures all over the map and consumers brace for spending more on Orange Juice than gasoline per gallon, one must ask, “How is Big Juice assuaging the masses with all of this concern over orange juice?” As any cultural connoisseur would do we look to social media, notably Facebook, for our answer. Below are the canned responses used by the major orange juice brands in response to consumer’s questions, fear, anger and … 
The FDA announced this week that it is implementing a “test and hold” policy for all imported shipments of orange juice to determine if they contain carbendazim (a fungicide, also called “MBC”). Under the law, a food cannot contain a pesticide residue unless the residue has an established tolerance level for that specific food. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not established a tolerance level for carbendazim residues in orange juice. The sudden crackdown on orange juice in particular highlights the questionable way that FDA and the EPA …