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The FDA May Change What Legally Counts as Orange Juice

On Aug. 5, the FDA announced that it's proposing to amend the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice, which has ...

Your orange juice may soon have a little less sugar, if FDA rule is enacted

Orange juice has been criticized for its sugar content, and possible regulations could lower the levels. Experts share their ...
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Well, Now There's a Debate About Orange Juice

Orange juice is having an identity crisis. Once the poster child of a healthy breakfast, it's now caught in a tug-of-war ...

FDA proposes lowering minimum standard sugar content for orange juice

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it had proposed a rule to amend "the over 60-year-old Standard ...
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FDA seeks to update orange juice requirements amid citrus greening threat

The Food and Drug Administration is proposing to reduce dissolved sugar content requirements in orange juice amid U.S.

The FDA is targeting orange juice. Here’s why, and what the science says.

Orange juice, known for its tangy, sweet taste, could be made with slightly less sugary oranges under a regulation proposed ...
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Can a lower Brix standard help orange juice manufacturers?

The Brix standard – which dictates the minimum sugar content – for not-from-concentrate pasteurized orange juice may drop ...
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FDA Proposal: Lower Orange Juice’s Minimum Brix Level (Sugar Content)

The agency proposes a rule to reduce the minimum brix level (sugar content of a liquid) by half a percent to protect ...

Florida orange growers' proposal for less sugary juice

The Washington Post reports that the FDA is considering allowing the use of oranges that are less sweet to reflect the change ...
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FDA, USDA announce proposed rule for the modernization of orange juice regulations to benefit American growers

The current Brix standard has been challenging for U.S. growers to meet due to severe weather and other factors. Many have ...
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FDA Publishes Proposed Rule Lowering Minimum Brix Content of Pasteurized Orange Juice

Florida Citrus Mutual Inc., FDA has issued a proposed rule ( 90 FR 37817) which would change the standard of identity for pasteurized orange juice in 21 CFR 146.140 by lowering the required minimum ...
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Is Your Orange Juice Safe?: FDA Says Carbendazim Causes No Safety ...

Still the FDA, which began testing all orange juice on U.S. shelves and entering the country earlier this month, maintains that no serious threat is posed and that neither the contaminated OJ held ...