Austinist: What Happened to the Good Flow?

Benj

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:22:36 -0600

Sorry: Should have been: "...can make and sell unpasteurized juice on site..."

Benj

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:20:49 -0600

I can tell you: it has to do with transport. Whole Foods and Central Markup can sell unpasteurized juice on site, but nobody can operate a business that distributes unpasteurized juices. ...To bad there weren't blogs sixty years ago. Then Gram and Gramps could have bitched about the travesty of not being able to buy unpasteurized milk!

owen_meany

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:05:44 -0600

I went to Whole Foods looking for a replacement juice (hopefully temporary as I love Goodflow!) and there I found quart-sized jugs of fresh, locally produced, UNpasteurized juice, packaged and labeled for storage (i.e. not single-servings to be immediately consumed)...made and sold by Whole Foods! They can do it but Goodflow can't? I smell something rotten. Now I'm looking for a way to make my opinion known to the good folks at the FDA.

emster

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:05:42 -0600

This explains more http://www.dailytexanonline.com/austin_juicery_meets_legal_battle_on_pasteurization

polyphasic

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:17:51 -0600

Yeah, I've seen that unpastuerized warning on other fresh juices, and I thought that was adequate. Sigh. Good Flow was the only juice I really loved.

thatwoman

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:14:28 -0600

Ew! On 2 separate occasions I got a bottle of honey lemonaide from Goodflow and it tasted like rotten lemons! Oh well. I did like their lemon lime drink with ginger and echinacea though- never had a problem with that one.

Katie Spence

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:57:15 -0600

I saw a sign near the Good Flow juices at Central Market yesterday that they would no longer be carrying the juices due to "production issues." I still bought a bottle of honey lemonade but wondered what was up. And now I know! Thanks Allen. I hope this shut down doesn't last long.

emster

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:30:44 -0600

What about the government warning label on all the bottles? Is that no longer enough? I was just at fresh plus and noticed the shelf was empty

Grape Ape

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:57:50 -0600

Are you f'ing kidding me!? I've been drinking Goodflow for years and years and never once have I ever questioned whether I'd get sick. Hopefully they haven't pulled it from the shelves - if so I'll have to enjoy my last half gallon of OJ.