U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Agency: Untreated juices may pose health risk

Published in Drug Law Weekly, September 20th, 2005

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reminded consumers about the potential dangers of drinking fruit and vegetable juices that have not been treated to kill harmful bacteria.

FDA said it continues to receive reports of serious outbreaks of foodborne illness that have been traced to drinking untreated juices. While most people's immune systems can usually fight off the effects of foodborne illness, children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems risk serious illnesses or even death from drinking untreated juices.

When fruits and vegetables are juiced, bacteria from the produce can become a part of the finished product. The juice...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2005-09-20)

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