Apple cider may carry health risks if unpasteurized. Local health departments warn that untreated cider can harbor harmful bacteria like E. coli or Salmonella. Learn why pasteurization matters and how ...

The FDA decided to require warning labels on unpasteurized juice after a number of outbreaks of illnesses caused by the bacterium E. Coli in fruit juice. In 1996, an outbreak in the western United ...

The agency shares tips on juice safety and ways to determine if apple cider is unpasteurized. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.

One of the most notable outbreaks of illness linked to unpasteurized cider occurred in 1996, when about 70 people were sickened, and one died due to E. coli in the juice. A joint statement from the ...