ABC News recently covered a story “Orange Juice’s ‘Secret Ingredient’ Worries Some Health-Minded Moms.” The story revealed that after oranges are picked they are squeezed, pasteurized (boiled) and placed in aseptic storage, which involves stripping the juice of oxygen in a process called "deaeration," and then kept in million-gallon tanks for up to a year. After being held in tanks for up to a year, the oranges lose their entire flavor and then must be reinvigorated (brought back from the dead) with flavor packs, which are essentially chemicals. This is the “normal” process for all premium orange juices and companies are not required to put this on their labeling. Consumers have the false impression that pasteurized orange juice is not heated or treated because it has a nice picture of an orange on the carton. Consumers are not informed. The story also revealed the hidden dangers of many other bottled juices. Consumer Reports recently tested over 80 random juice samples and found ‘troubling’ levels of arsenic and lead in many of them; higher levels than the government allows for drinking water. There is currently no regulation or set standard for bottled juice.
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