Illegal fungicide carbendazim now found in 23 shipments from Brazil, Canada
Federal regulators found an illegal fungicide in three additional shipments of imported orange juice, bringing the total number of shipments stopped at the U.S. border or ports to 23, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
The FDA began stopping imported orange juice at U.S. entry points Jan. 4 after Coca-Cola found traces of the fungicide carbendazim in beverages made with orange juice imported from Brazil. The fungicide is not approved for use on U.S. citrus crops. Read more here.
