Should apple juice be banned?

by Moonage Posted November 30, 2011 17:34:14

Related Topics: Apple, Big Brother, Drinking, Internet, Vitamins, Years, Brother, Year, Apple Juice, Banned, Dying, Idiot, Risk, Water

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	No way. A person should be able to drink whatever they want regardless of the risks.	9 votes	90%

So some guy figures out there's more arsenic in apple juice than water. Nevermind the fact there's a ton of vitamins and stuff you'll never get from water. I think he's an idiot. People have been drinking apple juice, without dying from arsenic poison, for about a thousand or so years. But, they didn't have the internet or Big Brother to deal with. So, in the spirit of banning everything, the question begs.

Should apple juice be banned?

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lm1b2 November 30, 2011 17:45:43

No way. A person should be able to drink whatever they want regardless of th...

The FDA has proven once again that it is unable ,or unwilling to do the job we want it to,their should be no apple juice on the market,or any other juice that is not 100% safe for children to drink.I'm sick of those idiots in Congress undermining these agencies by refusing to properly fund them to the point they can't do their job they were created to do!

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Moonage to lm1b2 November 30, 2011 17:54:52

Your logic says the FDA should have banned apple juice, but you answered the opposite.

This is natural arsenic that has ALWAYS existed in apple juice. When Adam squeezed the first apple and drank that juice, there was arsenic in it. What Dr. Oz did was use a different way of measuring what's in apple juice and then compare it to tap water. Very, very, deceptive.

Guess I should have asked if Dr. Oz should be banned. Apple juice is very, very, healthy. Even Dr. Oz said so after his "expose".

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lm1b2 to Moonage December 01, 2011 05:45:39

Sorry, but a majority of this arsenic comes from its use in pesticides,now banned,but in the soil permanently.Not all farms have high arsenic levels,so we should be drinking juice from safe farms.

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Moonage to lm1b2 December 01, 2011 13:46:10

Sorry, but a majority of this arsenic is naturally occurring and totally harmless. Additionally, some arsenic is absorbed through pesticides and is harmful. What Dr. Oz did was add them both together to come to his shocking conclusion.

"Natural arsenic is found in everything from water to air to apples, and is referred to as "organic arsenic." The FDA says organic arsenic is not harmful. Arsenic that's added from chemicals like pesticides is not natural and is referred to as "inorganic arsenic." High levels of it can be harmful, even fatal.

The FDA and juice companies say that "The Dr. Oz Show" findings are based on the total level of arsenic found in apple juice — both organic and inorganic arsenic, According to ABC News, the FDA sent the show a letter days before it aired the apple juice segment, saying that airing the findings would be "irresponsible" and "misleading.""
http://www.mnn.com/food/bever...

I'm with the FDA on this one. What Dr. Oz did was unethical at best.

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lm1b2 to Moonage December 03, 2011 15:20:05

It was just in news,this "arsenic" is not natural,its caused by now banned pesticide in soil!

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Moonage to lm1b2 December 04, 2011 04:24:27

Some is natural, some is not. Follow the convo already discussing it.

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lm1b2 to Moonage December 04, 2011 04:50:22

It wasn't just Dr OZ,Consumers did a study,I trust Consumers more then our Government!

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Moonage to lm1b2 December 05, 2011 15:56:51

I trust God given sense. When someone intentionally deceives me, I don't trust them. Oz intentionally misled. No one denies it's there, that's not the issue. The issue is how much of the bad arsenic there is. If Consumers used the same math, then they are too. Natural arsenic is in a lot of stuff. It's not poisonous. It doesn't hurt you. So why would Oz count that with the industrial arsenic? And if Consumers did the same, why would they?

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lm1b2 to Moonage December 05, 2011 16:04:57 (edited)

I don't trust our Government,and farms that have a lot of Arsenic in their soil from pesticides should not be allowed to sell their product,until the Arsenic is removed,which would be unfeasible,and cost prohibited I believe! Unless they can grow a product that does not absorb the Arsenic in soil,if their is such a product?

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