FDA Juice HACCP Guidance — Lead in Juice
Summary
FDA’s Juice HACCP guidance describes lead as a potential chemical hazard in ready-to-drink fruit juices, including fruit nectars. It recommends controls to ensure lead levels do not exceed 50 ppb when lead is a hazard reasonably likely to occur.
Key number
| Matrix | Lead value | HMI ppb value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-drink fruit juices and fruit nectars | 50 ppb | 50 ppb | Current FDA Juice HACCP guidance context |
The later 2022 FDA lead-in-juice guidance remains draft and not for implementation, so HMI keeps the 50 ppb Juice HACCP value as the current FDA context while separately labelling the draft 10/20 ppb values.
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Product-row handling
This source is FDA guidance context, not a measured occurrence dataset. Keep the 50 ppb Juice HACCP value in the regulatory crosswalk and do not promote it as HMTc occurrence evidence or a certification threshold.