Apple Sidra () is a Taiwanese

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which was first distributed in 1965. It is manufactured by Oceanic Beverages Co., Inc. and is mainly sold in

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. It has a sweet natural apple flavor with a bit of citrus and is made without any preservatives or artificial flavors. It is sold in 250 and 330 ml cans, 275 ml glass bottles, and 600 ml, 1250 ml, and 2 liter bottles.

History

Apple Sidra was first conceptualized in 1963 and then produced in 1965 with the help of Taiwanese investors from the Philippines and the United States. It was introduced to the

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in 1969 where it was sold in

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. It was first made in three-piece aluminium cans, though in 1981 became one of the first drinks in

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to use the new two-piece can designs. Today, Apple Sidra is manufactured in Taiwan and it is available in other countries in niche stores for soft drinks.

Safety problems

In 2019, Oceanic Beverages started getting complaints of contaminants being found in the two liter bottles of Apple Sidra. This led them to recall 1.2 million bottles of Apple Sidra because of a contamination in them. The contamination was suspected to be because of a sterilization failure in their factories. Around 80,000 two liter bottles produced between July 4 and July 18, 2018 are believed to have been contaminated according to Oceanic Beverages. The company was fined twice in 2018 due to a different contamination in Apple Sidra products which violates th
Act Governing Food Safety and Sanitation
They were fined NT$ 1,000,000 in November 2018 and NT$ 1,200,000 in December 2018.

References

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