on a recent show- Dr. Oz spouted that "Apple Juice has Arsenic" this of course was done to freak people out and grab ratings.
The FDA called him out on it- BEFORE the show aired! here is an excerpt from their letter
"We appreciate that you have made the results of these tests available to us. As we have previously advised you, the results from total arsenic tests CANNOT be used to determine whether a food is unsafe because of its arsenic content. We have explained to you that arsenic occurs naturally in many foods in both inorganic and organic forms and that only the inorganic forms of arsenic are toxic, depending on the amount. We have advised you that the test for total arsenic DOES NOT distinguish inorganic arsenic from organic arsenic."
Click the tilte link to read the FDA response in it's entirety.
This was purely for the ratings and publicity- ticks me off when they skew this stuff to get a bunch of people freaked out and get people to watch their show.
If the Beef people can sue Oprah for the hamburger comment- The Apple Juice people should sue Dr. Oz's ass off for this gross distortion.
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