§ 214-N — Treatment and sale of apple cider

§ 214-n. Treatment and sale of apple cider. 1. As used in this\nsection, the following terms shall have the following meanings:\n (a) "Apple cider" or words of similar import means a product made\nexclusively from the expressed, unfermented juice of fresh apples or\nparts thereof.\n (b) "Treat" or "treated" means any approved action or activity\nundertaken to prevent, reduce to acceptable levels, eliminate or render\nharmless a pertinent pathogen.\n (c) "Pertinent pathogens" means the most resistant microorganisms of\npublic health significance, and shall include, but not be limited to E.\nColi O157:H7 and cryptosporidium parvum. The commissioner is hereby\nauthorized to include additional pathogens within this definition as he\nor she deems necessary and vital to the protection of public health.\n (d) "Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation or\nassociation.\n (e) "Five log" means a 99.999% reduction in pertinent pathogens.\n 2. Any person who manufactures, processes, sells or exposes for sale\napple cider shall implement an established process to treat such cider\nthat will consistently produce, at a minimum, a five log reduction, for\nat least as long as the shelf life of the product when stored under\nnormal and moderate abuse conditions, in the pertinent pathogens.\n 3. This section shall not apply to the sale of apple cider for use in\nthe production and manufacture of hard cider, vinegar and wine.\n 4. Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this section\nshall be subject to a civil penalty of up to one thousand dollars for\nthe first violation and for any subsequent violation.\n 5. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt rules and\nregulations, in addition to those authorized in paragraph (c) of\nsubdivision one of this section, as are necessary to carry out the\nprovisions of this section.\n