Milk pasteurization, which is the process of heating milk to a high enough temperature for a long enough time to destroy or deactivate organisms and enzymes that contribute to spoilage or risk of disease, has been around since the 1800s. Thanks for this go to Louis Pasteur, who demonstrated in the 1860s that abnormal fermentation of wine and beer could be prevented by heating the beverages, and to Frans von Soxhlet, a German agricultural chemist, who in 1886, was the first person to suggest that

Pasteurization is crucial for milk safety because it kills harmful germs. Enjoy the nutritional benefits of milk without taking unnecessary risk – choose pasteurized milk. https://bit.ly/4d4NZm3 | CDC