(Technical Research Center of Finland, 2008) Baysal, Ayşe Handan; Ünlütürk, Sevcan
Alicyclobacillus species are thermoacidophilic spoilage spore-formers found in
soil. The spores can survive the normal hot fill processes that are carried out on
commercial fruit juices. It seems likely that fruit in contact with soil are
susceptible to contamination by Alicyclobacillus. Beverage ingredients e.g.
liquid sugar are also a potential contamination sources. Alicyclobacillus has also
been isolated from citrus processing lines.
