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Hiland Apple Juice Recall: Elevated Arsenic Levels in Some Products

Hiland Dairy Foods recalls 100% pure apple juice with elevated inorganic arsenic levels. Products sold between July 2021 and August 2021 in paper cartons.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0879-2021FoodHiland ›
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Recalling firmHiland Dairy Foods Company LLC1133 E Kearney St · Springfield, MO 65803-3435
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Hiland Dairy Foods is recalling certain 4-ounce apple juices due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. This hazard poses a health risk, especially for children and pregnant women who consume more of these products. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/14301-hiland-apple-juice-recall-elevated-arsenic-levels-in-some-products.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/14301-hiland-apple-juice-recall-elevated-arsenic-levels-in-some-products · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0879-2021

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“Hiland Apple Juice Recall: Elevated Arsenic Levels in Some Products.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/14301-hiland-apple-juice-recall-elevated-arsenic-levels-in-some-products. Based on FDA recall #F-0879-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0879-2021%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 22, 2021, that Hiland Dairy Foods Company LLC voluntarily recalled Hiland 100% Pure Apple Juice due to elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. Owners should contact the company for a refund.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Hiland
  • Product: Hiland 100% Pure Apple Juice From Concentrate No Sugar Added Pasteurized 4 FL OZ (118 mL) packaged in paper cartons
  • Best By Dates: 07/15/21, 07/17/21, 07/18/21, 07/24/21, 07/25/21, 07/29/21, 07/31/21, 08/04/21, 08/05/21, 08/07/21, 08/08/21
  • Distribution: AR, MO, KS, OK, TX

The hazard

The recall was issued because the apple juice contains elevated levels of inorganic arsenic. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC has had five other recalls on record since January 11, 2018. Other recent recalls of similar products include Weis Pasteurized Apple Cider Recall (August 6, 2026), Hollandia Dairy 100% Appleberry Juice Recall (November 5, 2025), and Sapori Amaretti Almonds Recall (December 14, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Hiland 100% Pure Apple Juice From Concentrate No Sugar Added Pasteurized 4 FL OZ (118 mL) in paper cartons with Best By dates from July 15 to August 8, 2021.

  • Brand
    Hiland
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Dates

    Look for Best By dates on the carton from July 15 to August 8, 2021.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “AR, MO, KS, OK, TX” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 22, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 25, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 1, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 28, 2022420212022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0879-2021 (July 22, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0879-2021 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 4, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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