How to tell if your apple cider is safe to drink this fall

Your support helps us to tell the storyOur mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth.Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts.Support us to deliver journalism without an agenda.Find out moreExperts have warned consumers to stay away from unpasteurized apple cider this fall.According to seasonal guidelines from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), juices like apple cider can pose a risk, particularly if they’re unpasteurized. If cider isn’t pasteurized – meaning it hasn’t been heated or treated with UV light to eliminate harmful pathogens – bacteria from the fresh apples can end up in your drink.Although most juice in the US is pasteurized – including the options you find at your grocery store, such as those from concentrate or sold in cans, bottles, and juice boxes – juice sold at health food stores, farmers’ markets, cider mills, or juice bars might be unpasteurized, the FDA warns.Unpasteurized…