1、 Metals in Apple Juice and other Apple Products Survey Report March 2025 Food Standards Australia New Zealand 2 Executive summary Food Standards Australia New Zealand(FSANZ)managed an analytical survey measuring levels of various metal contaminants in apple juice and other apple products.The metals

2、surveyed included arsenic1(total and inorganic),cadmium,lead,mercury,and tin.The products sampled included apple juice,apple based infant foods,apple puree,apple sauce,canned apple,and dried apple.The samples were collected in all Australian states and territories in 2021 and 2022 as part of a previ

3、ous national patulin survey(FSANZ,2023).Metal contaminants are present in the environment through natural and anthropogenic processes,which may lead to small amounts being unavoidably present in food.FSANZ manages the presence of contaminants in food through the provisions in the Australia New Zeala

4、nd Food Standards Code,including setting maximum levels(MLs)in Standard 1.4.1 and Schedule 19.Food at the point of sale,must comply with these MLs.The survey found that metal concentrations in apple juice and other apple products were very low.Most samples(82%)had no detectable levels of any of the

5、analysed metals.Lead was detected in 12 of 71(17%)samples.Arsenic(total)was detected in 2 of 71(3%)samples.Tin was detected in 2 of 2(100%)canned apple samples.Inorganic arsenic,cadmium and mercury were not detected in any samples.All metal concentrations were below identified Australian MLs,or othe

6、r relevant country specific and international regulatory limits.This indicates metal levels in the sampled apple juices and other apple products are as low as reasonably achievable.On that basis,FSANZ concluded that there are no public health and safety concerns for Australian consumers.The survey p