Test results by the Food and Drug Administration have found the fungicide carbendazim in some samples of orange juice from Canadian and Brazilian shipments.
According to the Wall Street Journal, five samples of orange juice from Brazil and six samples from Canada tested positive for carbendazim, which is not approved for oranges in the United States. Most of the orange juice tested in the U.S. has tested negative for the fungicide.
Testing for carbendazim began after Coca-Cola Co. detected the fungicide in some of its orange juices and a competitor from Brazil.
Fungicides are used in agriculture to control fungi or fungal spores.
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