http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/news/20110914/tempest-in-an-apple-juice-box?src=RSS_PUBLIC
I believe that this whole ordeal is just Dr. Oz trying to get America stirred up, to get his show more publicity, and to make himself appear as the doctor campaigning for the people. I think this is completely ridiculous. Even if this was completely true, not all apple juices are like this. There are great organic apple juices out there. However, he has made it sound like ALL apple juice is bad.
I think you are definitely right about Dr. Oz's motives here.
ReplyDeleteThere are many different food products that have less than dangerous amounts of toxic chemicals in them. Most industrially produced chicken will have an outrageous amount of contamination from E. coli and Salmonella. This is why it is important to cook your meats well, but also it presents the fact that controlling food production in an industrial style makes it hard to control for various toxins and overall cleanliness.
This of course doesn't mean that we need to quit drinking apple juice or stop eating chicken, but if we want to the cleanest, healthiest food, then we need to become more educated about where it comes from and what kind of chemicals are in it.
All in all, Mr. Oz may have done us a favor. By keeping the food companies on their toes, we may have safer foods in general.