Eden Quality Product Pasteurized Apple Juice from concentrate vitamin C added in a 46 fluid ounce can. Service Size 8 fl oz. Dist. by S. Bertram Inc., Linden, NJ 07036. Concentrate from China.

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-1772) was formally reported on August 1, 2012, with the manufacturer initiating the action on May 23, 2012. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. S Bertram Inc. is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Linden, NJ. Federal records indicate 169 cases each containing (12) 46 ounce cans units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Laboratory test results found the product has arsenic at a level of 36.4 parts per billion (ppb). Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Tri-state area of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 14 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.