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False claim Apeel coating contains dangerous metal levels | Fact ... - USA TODAY
The claim: Apeel is a ‘heavy metal poisoning operation’
A June 1 video shared on Rumble shows a woman talking about the supposed dangers of Apeel, a produce coating product. The video is titled “Apeel, Toxic Metals and Heavy Metal Poisoning in Food.”
“You’ll understand this is essentially a heavy metal poisoning operation,” Jane Ruby, a conservative podcaster, says in the video before making a series of assertions about Apeel produce coating.
The video was shared more than 300 times on Facebook.
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Our rating: False
The levels of heavy metals found in Apeel are below the maximum limits established by the Food and Drug Administration. Heavy metals are not used to make the product, but the company says the plants from which commercial suppliers derive the coating’s ingredients can absorb them from the environment.
Heavy metals from environmental sources common in food
The claim implies Apeel is either recklessly or intentionally putting heavy metals in its produce coating, which is used to slow the spoiling of fruits and vegetables. But heavy metals are not part of the manufacturing process.
Apeel’s produce coating is edible and uses plant-derived monoglycerides and diglycerides, agents that keep oils and water from separating. The video claims there is no evidence the product is safe, but both monoglycerides and diglycerides are "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA.
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