FDA Posts Fact Sheet with Updates on OJ Testing for Carbendazim

Dan January 14, 2012 Citrus, Florida

The Food and Drug Administration has posted a fact sheet to its website describing activities related to the sampling and testing of orange juice for the presence of the fungicide carbendazim. The fact sheet is available by CLICKING HERE.

The fact sheet details the FDA’s protocol for sampling imports of orange juice for carbendazim and provides weekly updates on sampling results. FDA plans to update the fact sheet every Friday.

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