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Image Source: Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nFDA, state and local regulations generally say that apple cider can only be sold as unpasteurized if the same farm that grew the apples – is pressing the cider and selling it directly to consumers. There is a risk of apples becoming contaminated by foodborne pathogens, like Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli)<\/em>. There are several possible ways that the apples used to produce the juice or cider can become contaminated.<\/p>\n The first is by using windfall apples, sometimes called \u201cdrops\u201d or \u201cgrounders\u201d , which get contaminated by harmful bacteria on the ground. Windfall apples can be contaminated by manure of either cattle or deer, both carriers of E. coli O157:H7<\/em>. Without pasteurization, or some other treatment to kill bacteria, pathogens can end up in the juice or cider.\u00a0 Pasteurization is a heat treatment designed to kill harmful bacteria and to prolong the shelf life of the product. Common symptoms of foodborne illness are diarrhea and\/or vomiting<\/em>, typically lasting 1 to 7 days. Other symptoms might include abdominal cramps, nausea, fever, joint\/back aches, and fatigue<\/em>. Most people\u2019s immune systems can typically fight off the effects of foodborne illness, but the FDA warns that certain groups risk serious illness, or even death, from drinking untreated juices:<\/p>\n People in a vulnerable group are advised NOT to drink pasteurized juice and cider, but rather bring unpasteurized products to a boil before consuming it.<\/p>\n When making homemade cider, a few simple guidelines can dramatically reduce the risks of harmful bacteria.<\/p>\n Unpasteurized apple cider and other juices can contain harmful bacteria that can make people sick. Without pasteurization, or some other treatment to kill bacteria, pathogens can end up in the juice or cider.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Beware of spooky cider! Unpasteurized apple cider and other juices can contain harmful bacteria that can make people sick. Without pasteurization, or some other heat treatment to kill bacteria, pathogens can remain in the juice or cider. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,246],"tags":[266,79,221],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15312"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15312\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLarger producers that get apples from multiple farms must heat pasteurize the cider produced or use other accepted methods to reduce microbial contaminants.
\nUnpasteurized<\/strong> juice should have the following warning:
\n\u201cWARNING: <\/strong>This product has not been pasteurized and, therefore, may contain harmful bacteria that can cause serious illness in children, the elderly, and persons with weakened immune systems.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n![\"Food](\"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcourses.com\/index_files\/food_safety_training_banner_icon.png\"){kind=icon}
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Possibility for Contaminated Apples<\/h3>\n
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\nIn addition, people harvesting apples can transfer manure or other contaminates to the apples still on the tree if their hands touch the rungs of the ladder where dirty shoes or boots have been.
\nAlso, pathogen-contaminated water sources, such as wells and lakes, are sometimes inadvertently used to wash apples. Washing apples with safe, potable water is not guaranteed to remove all pathogens.<\/p>\n![\"ecoli_bacteria_food_safety_illness\"](\"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ecoli_bacteria_food_safety_illness_001_shutterstock_1026248248.jpg\")
Image Source: Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nJuice Pasteurization<\/h3>\n
\nGrocery shelf apple juice and cider have been pasteurized and commercially frozen juice concentrate has also been heat treated. Apple juice and cider that is sold refrigerated in the produce department or in the dairy case may or may not be pasteurized. Be sure to check the product label, ask your grocer, or check with the producer to be sure.<\/p>\n![\"raw_unpasteurized_apple_cider_juice_food_safety_illness\"](\"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raw_unpasteurized_apple_cider_juice_food_safety_illness_001_shutterstock_217620520.jpg\")
Image Source: Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nFoodborne Illness Symptoms<\/h3>\n
\nWhat some people call the \u201cstomach flu\u201d may actually be a foodborne illness caused by a pathogen in the cider or juice\u00a0 (i.e., virus or bacteria).<\/p>\n![\"foodillness_foodsafety\"](\"http:\/\/foodsafetytrainingcertification.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/foodillness_foodsafety_001_shutterstock_1322818331.jpg\")
Image Source: Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\nAt Risk Groups<\/h3>\n
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