The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Food)·F-1220-2024·Announced 2024-05-15

Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice Recalled for Elevated Inorganic Arsenic

S Martinelli & Company is recalling Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice (1 Liter) due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. The affected product has Best By dates of March 9, 2026 or March 10, 2026.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is an FDA Class II recall with no reported illnesses or injuries. Inorganic arsenic is a contaminant that poses a risk of harm, fitting the rubric criterion of 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.'

Plain-English summary

S Martinelli & Company is recalling Martinelli's Gold Medal Apple Juice in 1-liter (33.8 fl oz.) bottles due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic found in the product. This Class II recall affects approximately 147,114 units with Best By dates of March 9, 2026 or March 10, 2026.

The affected products were produced on March 9, 2023 or March 10, 2023 and were distributed across the United States, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin, as well as Panama.

Consumers who have purchased affected products should discard them or return them to the retailer.

The recalled product

Product
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
Manufacturer
S Martinelli & Company
Hazard
  • inorganic-arsenic

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (20)

  • 0001058705
  • 0001058708
  • 0001058709
  • 0001058738
  • 0001058739
  • 0001058762
  • 0001058763
  • 0001058772
  • 0001058773
  • 0001058774
  • 0001058778
  • 0001058779
  • 0001058780
  • 0001058781
  • 0001058783
  • 0001058784
  • 0001058787
  • 0001058788
  • 0001058797
  • 0001058798

Distribution

Distributed in 35 states:

  • 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