WATSONVILLE — Greater than 170,000 bottles of apple juice produced by Watsonville-based S. Martinelli & Co. have been taken off the cabinets attributable to potential contamination with a poisonous substance referred to as patulin, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration introduced.
In a press release offered to the Sentinel, Martinelli’s officers wrote that no well being points have been related to the recall, which was initiated final yr because the FDA did routine testing on its merchandise. This testing discovered that one lot of glass bottles of apple juice, made out there for buy in four-packs, produced in December 2023, was discovered to doubtlessly include elevated ranges of patulin, a poisonous compound referred to as a mycotoxin, which is of course produced by sure sorts of molds or fungi that develop on fruits similar to apples.
Mould development “can occur either before harvest or after harvest, during storage, on/in the food itself often under warm, damp and humid conditions,” per the World Well being Group. “Most mycotoxins are chemically stable and survive food processing.”
Beginning March 18, Martinelli’s issued a voluntary recall in 28 states, together with California, of the affected bottles. These bottles have a “best by” date of Dec. 5, 2026, are recognized by their clear, bulbous and spherical glass look and can be found in 10-ounce four-packs. The merchandise have a Common Product Code variety of 0 41244 04102 2.
“Martinelli’s has worked with those retailers that received the product and the retailers have removed anything that still remained in inventory,” firm officers wrote.
On April 22, the FDA issued a Class II recall for the affected merchandise, which signifies {that a} product’s use or publicity could result in opposed well being penalties. Based on the World Well being Group, signs of ingesting patulin could embrace nausea, gastrointestinal disturbances and vomiting.
Remembers have additionally been issued for the merchandise bought in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.
“At S. Martinelli & Company, we hold ourselves to the highest standards of excellence, and the health and safety of our customers remains our greatest priority,” firm officers wrote.
S. Martinelli & Co.‘s roots in Watsonville date back to 1859 when Stepheno Martinelli emigrated from Switzerland to his brother Luigi’s apple farm within the Pajaro Valley. There, they started making cider out of the apples they grew, founding the corporate in 1868. As we speak, S. Martinelli & Co. produces a variety of ciders and juices. No different Martinelli’s merchandise, together with juices with completely different manufacturing dates, have been impacted by the recall, the corporate confirmed.
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