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Friday October 13,2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 19 Refrigerating juices or ciders no guarantee drinks are safe (Continued from page 17) · Children, the elderly, and peo ple with weakened immune sys tems are advised to drink only pas teurized juice/cider. Check the label to ensure that the juice/cider is pas teurized. Fresh juice/cider pur chased from local orchards may not be pasteurized. · Boil fresh unpasteurized juice/cider before consuming. · Keep juice/cider refrigerated. · Respect the best before dates. · D on't rely on freezing or refrigeration to make unpasteurized juices/ciders safe. Pasteurized and U npasteurized...W hat' s the Difference? Heating a liquid at high temper ature kills harmful bacteria that may be in the product. This is a method o f pasteurization most often used for milk, but it is also used for juices and ciders in bottles, cans, and juice boxes that are stocked on grocery store shelves. Some fresh juices and ciders, com monly sold at roadside stands, country fairs, juice bars, and on ice or in refrigerated display cases at grocery stores, are unpasteurized. This means that there is a chance the product you buy may contain bacteria harmful to your health. Keeping it Safe and Clean Most producers of unpasteur ized juices and ciders use a careful and hygienic method to prepare their product. They follow a Code of Practice that outlines a set of good manufacturing practices they can follow to avoid contamination of their products by harmful bacte ria. Code o f Practice -- Key Elements · Avoid using fruit dropped to ground · Wash, brush and rinse fruit · Clean and sanitize equipment · Label products properly · Keep unpasteurized products refrigerated How will I know if a juice or cider is unpasteurized? With a new Health Canada Policy in place as of August 2000, unpasteurized products should be labelled. Health Canada encourages producers of unpasteurized juices and ciders to voluntarily label their products as "unpasteurized" or "non pasteurise," so that consumers can look for this word on the label and make a more informed decision about whether or not to buy the product. What should I do if I am unsure? If you are not sure if the _____ juice or cider you want to buy is pasteurized, look for the word "unpasteurized" or "non pasteurise" on the label. If there is no indica tion on the label, ask the vendor or phone the infor mation number displayed on some products. If you discover the product is unpasteurized, find out if the Code of Practice was followed. If the informa tion is incomplete or you are not satisfied with the answers, you need to con sider the risk of consuming the product. 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