Dallas News explores public concern about the use of Chinese apple concentrate in Apple Juices sold by Mott, Tropicana, Apple & Eve, and others.

I picked up a bottle of Tropicana Apple Juice and read the label. It says right there on the label: Contains Apple Concentrate from China. China??? China is one of the most polluted places on the planet right now. Tropicana, Mott and Apple & Eve are selling us Chinese juice. Remember the pet food scare. Your kids and your families are at risk.

Mott's is a company involved in producing apple-based products, particularly juices and sauces. The company was founded in 1842 by Samuel R. Mott in Bouckville, New York, who made apple cider and vinegar.Mott products were exhibited at Philadelphia's Centennial Exposition in 1876 and Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. In 1900 the company merged with the W.B. Duffy Cider Company to become Duffy-Mott. In 1933 the company introduced prune juice.Eventually, the company was acquired by American Brands (formerly American Tobacco) and became a division of that conglomerate. In 1982, Cadbury Schweppes purchased the Duffy-Mott Company. In early 2006 all of Mott's beverage brands (Grandma's Molasses, Hawaiian Punch, IBC Root Beer, Mr and Mrs T Bloody Mary mix, Orangina, and Yoo-hoo) were folded into Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages. Mott's continues to operate as a separate unit of Cadbury Schweppes. Acquisitions1953 - Clapp's Baby Foods1960 - Pratt-Low Preserving Corporation1960s - Cherry Growers Co., Inc., of Michigan1966 - Lord Mott Canning Company1966 - Tilghman Packaging Company1966 - Clamato