Food recall

S Martinelli & Company recall: Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice From U.S

S Martinelli & Company, of Watsonville, CA, recalled Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice From U.S. The FDA's reason: “Elevated levels of inorganic arsenic.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on April 16, 2024, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of May 15, 2024. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed July 5, 2024

The recall

Company
S Martinelli & Company (Watsonville, CA)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Elevated levels of inorganic arsenic.”
Where it was sold
U.S. distribution to the following: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI Foreign distribution to the following: Panama
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
94480

The product recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-1220-2024 Class II

    Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice From U.S. Grown Fresh Apples 1 Liter (33.8 fl oz.) No Additives of Any Kind UPC 0 00 41244 00102 6

    Codes: Best By 09MAR2026 and 10MAR2026 Production Date: 3/09/23 Pallet/Batch #: 0001058704, 0001058705, 0001058708, 0001058709, 0001058738, 0001058739, 0001058762, 0001058763, 0001058772, 0001058773, 0001058774, 0001058778, 0001058779, 0001058780, 0001058781, 0001058783, 0001058784, 0001058787, 0001058788, 0001058797, 0001058798, 0001058806, 0001058807, 0001058809, 0001058810, 0001058811, 0001058814, 0001058815, 0001058820, 0001058821, 0001058823, 0001058835, 0001058836, 0001058854, 0001058855, 0001058856, 0001058865, 0001058876, 0001058888, 0001058889, 0001058890, 0001058892, 0001058893, 0001058898, 0001058899, 0001058900, 0001058901, 0001058902, 0001058904, 0001058905, 0001058915, 0001058916, 0001058917, 0001058918, 0001058919, 0001058921, 0001058922, 0001058923, 0001058925, 0001058926, 0001058935, 0001058936, 0001058947, 0001058952, 0001058953, 0001058954, 0001058955, 0001058957, 0001058958, 0001058964, 0001058965, 0001058968, 0001058970, 0001058975, 0001058976, 0001058984, 0001058988,...

    Quantity: 24,519 cases or 147,114 units

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of May 15, 2024.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.