The greatest obstacle to commercial marketing of orange juice is
the limited shelf-life Microbial spoilage, off-flavours production and ascorbic acid
degradation are three of the most important causes of quality loss
during the shelf-life of this product. Moreover the Food and Drug
Administration issued a warning to consumers against drinking
unpasteurised orange juice products because of the potential
contamination with Salmonella typhimurium and its association with
an outbreak of human disease caused by this organism