Dueling dates: Difference in Washington state, Montana rules leads to court battle Sep 17, 2008
Montana requires that Grade A milk be sold within 12 days of pasteurization; Washington state recommends that milk be used within 21 days. Store owners are pushing back in an attempt to keep the cheaper milk in stock. (Missoulian, MT)
Raw milk crusader awaits verdict Sep 14, 2008
Michael Schmidt says even stay in 'crowbar hotel' won't stop his fight against pasteurization law Sep 13, 2008 04:30 AM Health Reporter. A weary Michael Schmidt will have to wait more than one month to hear whether he will be found in contempt of court for allegedly distributing unpasteurized milk in York Region. (Toronto Star)
Troopers raid Nolt's dairy farm for third time Sep 13, 2008
In 1938, before the widespread adoption of pasteurization, 25 percent of all food- and waterborne-illnesses were associated with consumption of raw milk products. Raw milk has long been known by public health authorities to be an inherently unsafe product, Huff testified at the hearing. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Avure Technologies Announces Substantial Growth Sep 10, 2008
"This achievement is due to the combined diligence of every single Avure associate and the strategic vision that was developed and executed around our core technology. Consistent dedication to our guiding principles of technical innovation, service excellence and customer-centric focus has resulted in sustainable growth and a stronger company. Our intention is to continue this growth through increased market penetration, expanded applications and a commitment to a true 'Associates First'... (PR Newswire)
FDAs Decision over Food Irradiation Stirs Debate Sep 3, 2008
Irradiated food is treated with doses of ionizing radiation to kill dangerous bacteria, a procedure that has the same effects as pasteurization for milk. The FDAs decision has stirred controversy and it was criticized by some consumer groups. (eFluxMedia)
Produce irradiation approval pleases Sioux City firm Aug 31, 2008
In the wake of the 2006 outbreak, Sadex called a high-profile news conference to demonstrate their confidence in their technology, which works much like the pasteurization of milk. In front of the cameras, Clemmons and other company executives ate salads made from tainted spinach that had been irradiated at the Sioux City plant, 2650 Murray St.. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Turning up the food safety debate Aug 30, 2008
Irradiated food has been treated with doses of ionizing radiation to kill potentially harmful bacteria, pathogens and insects, including causes of food-borne illnesses like E. coli and salmonella, just as pasteurization does for milk and pressure cooking does for canned foods. The World Health Organization concluded in 1992 that properly irradiated foods didn't pose a human health risk. (Reuters)
Ottawa wanted U.S. to ease meat inspections Aug 30, 2008
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, who is responsible for the CFIA, hinted this week that Canada might move toward U.S. practices of preventing listeria, such as the pasteurization of packaged meat. But the documents reveal the CFIA lobbied the United States to adopt Canada's rules. (Globe and Mail)
Levi Hodge was willling to work for his lunch at school on August 19 at H.W. Wilkey Elementary School. photo/submitted by Nancy Haycraft Aug 28, 2008
Jethro wrote on Aug 27, 2008 1:50 PM:" Thanks to Louis Pastuer there is a process called pasteurization that eliminates all that waste from the milk. Get informed before you deny your growing child calcium and other vitamins milk contains. ". displaced leitchfield girl wrote on Aug 27, 2008 5:18 PM:" Thanks for the advice Jethro but I am informed about what I eat and put into my body. Yes, milk is a good source of calcium and vitamin D but they way it is processed in this country can be harmful.... (Leitchfield Grayson County, KY)
Lettuce Rejoice Aug 28, 2008
The same arguments and hyperventilation once greeted the introduction of pasteurization for dairy products, now the rule in every American grocery store. Over the past 50 years, the U.S. has cut foodborne illness in half -- and the FDA's latest move will reduce those numbers further. (Wall Street Journal)
Mediterranean Cucumber and Yogurt Salad Aug 27, 2008
If they survive the pasteurization process, you should find the bacteria -- usually Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria -- listed on the container among the ingredients, right after milk. Both types have long reputations as probiotics, bacteria that are beneficial to the intestinal tract and immune system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
FDA to allow food producers to irradiate spinach, lettuce Aug 22, 2008
Like pasteurization of milk and pressure cooking of canned foods, treating food with ionizing radiation can kill bacteria such as E. coli. NASA gives irradiated food to astronauts, and the technology, which kills bacteria by altering its DNA, was first used in the U.S. in 1964 to extend the shelf life of white potatoes. (USA Today -- Money)
Illness halts raw milk program Aug 17, 2008
She asked her doctor why raw milk would get rid of her pain, and she said he told her that the enzymes in the product the ones normally taken out during the pasteurization process help her body digest the calcium in the milk. Further research convinced Mitchell that raw milk relieved her joint pain. (Daily Triplicate)
Dairy farmer rejects deal in raw-milk court case Aug 9, 2008
Mr. Schmidt has championed the rights of customers to purchase raw milk, even though the law requires pasteurization of milk sold to the public. He said he decided to reject the offer, not only as a matter of principle, but because he would just end up fighting the Toronto Board of Health if he moved his operation south. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Quebec to allow raw-milk cheeses Aug 1, 2008
They believe such raw-milk cheese is not only healthy, but pasteurization destroys microbes that give their product a deep, palette-pleasing flavour. We are very pleased by what is being put on the table. (Globe and Mail)
Off to Vietnam Jul 31, 2008
Pre-Fulbright, Hall had studied the effects of heat pasteurization of milk from HIV-infected mothers in Africa and the effects of zinc deficiency and malnutrition in rats, and done research with university outreach and international programs with UC Davis. His awards and honors include scholarships, travel grants, and election to the Phi Sigma Honor Society in Biological Sciences. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
Montana Farm Bureau, Stockgrowers present brucellosis management plan (36) Jul 15, 2008
With milk testing, pasteurization and modern dairy management practices, the transfer of brucellosis through milk is also extremely rare and cleaning of infected, hunted game animals has a very small potential for brucellosis transferred to humans. The short-term objectives of the plan are regaining brucellosis class-free status; implementing separate but complementary brucellosis management plans for bison, cattle and elk; and minimizing economic impact on producers. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
U.S. meat is safe, agriculture secretary says Jul 13, 2008
Hormel uses a high-pressure pasteurization process to ensure that its pork is safe. That step also takes place after packaging. (MSNBC -- Health)
Officials searching for clues in bovine tuberculosis episode Jul 7, 2008
Bovine TB does not pose a threat to the human food supply because the bacteria that causes the disease is not found in muscle meat, and the pasteurization destroys any TB bacteria in milk or milk products. There most certainly may be some bulls in the Treasure Valley, Barton said. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Five days later, he died. Jun 18, 2008
Before pasteurization, most milk was too dangerous to drink. As E. Melanie DuPuis, a University of California-Santa Cruz sociologist, details in Nature's Perfect Food: How Milk Became America's Drink, the early reformers blamed rising infant mortality on city life: The new cities, they argued, caused women to become morally degenerate and physically weak, and they transmitted those ailments to the infants they breast-fed. (Slate)
Got milk, moms? Bank needs it Jun 16, 2008
The pasteurization process is time-consuming. And managing the supply and demand, the incoming and outgoing shipments of breast milk, requires time and money. (News & Observer)
Dairy embodies Chvez's do-it-all ideal Jun 15, 2008
He is responsible for running a venerable firm with two pasteurization plants, 52 distributorships and 3,000 employees. His instructions are to boost production and ease Venezuela's dairy shortages. (Boston Globe)
Why does organic milk last so much longer than regular milk? Jun 7, 2008
Compare that to pasteurization, the standard preservation process. There are two types of pasteurization: "low temperature, long time," in which milk is heated to 145 degrees F (63 degrees C) for at least 30 minutes*, or the more common "high temperature, short time," in which milk is heated to roughly 160 degrees F (71 degrees C) for at least 15 seconds ... The different temperatures hint at why UHT-treated milk lasts longer: Pasteurization doesn t kill all bacteria in the milk, just enough so... (Scientific American)
CSL Behring Awards Global Grants to Next Generation of Coagulation Researchers Jun 3, 2008
Among his many achievements was the development of virus-safe plasma products based on pasteurization. Due to his research efforts, the company launched the world's first effectively virus-inactivated FVIII concentrate in 1981. (PR Newswire)
Tasting Whipped Cream Jun 1, 2008
Common methods include HTST (high-temperature-short-time - 161 degrees for 15 seconds) and ultra-pasteurization, in which the product is heated to 280 degrees for two seconds. Curious about the effects of pasteurization on flavor, I assembled a tasting panel to assess unsweetened whipped cream made from four types of heavy cream (in blind tastings). (Boston Globe)
Camembert at Mercy of Meaning of `Raw' in Appellation d'Origine Controlee May 30, 2008
Pasteurization requires temperatures of 72 degrees Celsius (162 degrees Fahrenheit) or more, while milk heated to no more than 37 degrees is considered raw ... The safety of our consumers is better assured by pasteurization,'' said Luc Morellon, a spokesman for Lactalis. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
How they were done May 29, 2008
3 ppb in samples of beer, beverages that are heated after canning at pasteurization temperatures below those used in the Globe/CTV analysis. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has recently tested beer without using any heat treatment, and found the chemical, but at lower amounts: around 2 ppb in both domestic and imported cans. (Globe and Mail)
Study links TB, unsafe cheeses May 27, 2008
The bacteria are killed during pasteurization or by putting down herds of cattle that have one or more infected animals, Moser said. Signs of M. bovis include swollen lymph nodes and abdominal pain, in addition to symptoms similar to those of regular tuberculosis weight loss, fever, coughing and sweating. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Gabig co-sponsors bill supporting raw milk May 16, 2008
Another Farmer wrote on May 15, 2008 6:00 PM:" While I commend Gabig's attempt to rectify the raw milk issue, Mark Nolt will still not be in compliance with the new law as stated because he has repeatedly refused to obtain a permit. Also, there is NO SUCH THING as raw milk yogurt. In order to culture yogurt, milk has to be heated and maintained at temperatures that would constitute pasteurization. ". Dave wrote on May 15, 2008 5:58 PM:" Mark Nolt is apparently as ignorant ofconstitutional law as... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Bodycote Installs World's Largest Hot Isostatic Press . . . Again May 7, 2008
About Avure Technologies Inc.: Avure Technologies specializes in the design, manufacturing, installation, and global support of high pressure presses for densification of advanced materials and critical industrial parts, forming of sheet metal components, and high pressure pasteurization to keep food fresh longer and pathogen-free. The company has its headquarters in Kent, Washington (Seattle area), with significant operations in Vasteras, Sweden and Columbus, Ohio. (PR Newswire)
TB Strain May Be Linked To Unpasteurized Dairy, Study Suggests May 7, 2008
Because of the widespread adoption of pasteurization of all commercially available dairy products in the United States, along with aggressive programs designed to keep dairy cattle in this country free of the disease, the threat of M. bovis in U.S. dairy products was largely eliminated in the mid-20th century. The San Diego-Tijuana bi-national region, however, shares one of the busiest border crossings in the United States with the Mexican state of Baja California, where M. bovis is prevalent in... (Science Daily)
Staying small in a corporate industry May 4, 2008
Rosenau, an epidemiologist who defined the process of pasteurization for milk in 1906, noted that it was impractical for small farmers to invest in the training and equipment that pasteurization required ... The reason, of course, that pasteurization became widespread and is required in some states and for all milk that crosses state boundaries, is the threat of bacteria such as E. Coli contaminating the milk. (Anacortes Weekly, WA)
Raw Milk Straight from the Cow May 2, 2008
But a growing contingent of natural-food fans is demanding the right to bring milk from teat to table, convinced that pasteurization strips away the very stuff that makes milk so nutritious to begin with ... The growing consumption of unpasteurized products has food-safety authorities warning about a potential uptick in the milk-borne illnesses that pasteurization was designed to prevent ... The available evidence suggests that without a bug-killing step like pasteurization, even the cleanest... (Time.com)
• Milk issue not black and white Apr 22, 2008
Devotees suggest that pasteurization kills healthy enzymes, vitamins and proteins that boost energy and immune systems, and aid digestion ... Some other states, the foundation says, allow "cow share" programs and sales of milk for animal consumption, spreading the raw milk supply for consumers who believe that raw milk provides important enzymes, proteins and "good" bacteria that are killed by pasteurization ... Health officials argue that raw milk can carry such dangerous pathogens as E. coli,... (FOX59, IN)
Senate panel to eye sludge study Apr 17, 2008
The process is similar to pasteurization. The material is heated to a high temperature to kill pathogens, she said. (Baltimore Sun)
Agriculture Department Warns Consumers of Tainted Raw Milk Sold by Lebanon County Dairy Apr 15, 2008
The farm's milk can continue to be safely sold for pasteurization to a processing facility. Symptoms of Listeriosis are fever, muscle aches, and sometimes gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea or diarrhea. (PR Newswire)
The life and times of Anna Coit Apr 12, 2008
Coit s name appears on one of those patents, as she and her father, a pioneer in the pasteurization of milk, invented a type of continuous churn. She went on to work as a researcher for Time magazine in 1938, eventually becoming one of its first women writers. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Raw Milk Demand Grows Despite Concerns Apr 10, 2008
Pasteurization should not affect milk's taste, texture or nutritional content, aside from a slight loss of vitamin C, said Robert Bradley, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor who has worked in food science for 44 years. However, the process can destroy proteins and enzymes that help the body absorb vitamins and digest lactose, said Michelle Babb, a registered dietitian who teaches at Bastyr University in Kenmore, Wash. (The Daily Reflector)
Beekeepers buzz about hobby Apr 6, 2008
"We don't do any pasteurization or heating of the honey, so it retains all the flavors. It tastes very different from what you buy in the store.". Beekeepers recommend starting two hives at the same time -- but don't expect honey the first year. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Earths Darkest Hour Mar 29, 2008
Probably not - and its because of pasteurization. Science teaches these lessons that some of us have learned to take for granted. (FOXNews)
Organic Milk Does a Body Better ... Or Does it? Mar 27, 2008
Monsanto, the company that makes rBGH, argues that all hormones in milk are destroyed by pasteurization. The FDA gave rBGH the green light in 1994 and continues to defend its safety. (Fox News)
Got Raw Milk? Mar 23, 2008
The widespread pasteurization of milk starting in the 1920s "was one of the major breakthroughs in public health," says Eric Decker, a professor of food science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst ... Before pasteurization, drinking industrially produced milk in America was a gamble ... Pasteurization was seen as a solution to what was known as the "milk problem.". (Boston Globe)
Letters for Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Mar 20, 2008
Since the widespread use of pasteurization in milk, it has become rare, but the powers-that-be do not want to take any chances of an outbreak in cattle that could be passed on to people. Montana is currently listed as bangs-free, but an outbreak in cattle near Yellowstone would immediately make the millions of cattle across the state suspect. (Missoulian, MT)
Murrieta family suing in E. coli case Mar 3, 2008
" Tens of thousands of Californians have been drinking raw milk daily for years -- where's the epidemic? Raw milk can carry pathogens, but if it's responsibly produced, it does not. And that's what California's raw milk producers have been so far -- careful, clean, and responsible. Unlike the big industrial dairies, whose product is incredibly dangerous without pasteurization, because of their "quick and dirty" production methods. I wouldn't touch THEIR raw milk with a 10-foot pole. But it's a... (North County Times)
More dairies going raw, citing benefits of unpasteurized milk Feb 23, 2008
People who prefer raw milk say that pasteurization - the process of heating milk to kill bacteria - destroys good bacteria along with the bad ... They say that although pasteurization kills dangerous bacteria and pathogens such as E. coli and listeria, it also destroys beneficial bacteria, enzymes, and raw fats that boost the immune system and aid digestion ... Pasteurization usually goes hand in hand with homogenization, the process that breaks the fat globules in milk into smaller particles. (Boston Globe)
Dairy farmers get 'raw' deal Feb 7, 2008
"I've often thought that America was the land of the free, yet we don't have the choice to buy raw milk - and yet the Food and Drug Administration has not approved any other forms of pasteurization," he said. Southway and other raw milk advocates want to be able to choose to buy milk as it grows naturally, even containing bacteria that they contend is beneficial for human beings. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Texas achieves cattle Brucellosis-Free status Feb 7, 2008
Cattle brucellosis is a zoonotic disease (can be spread from animals to man) that caused significant human disease incidence until the eradication program reduced the incidence of the disease in cattle, and, sanitary practices and pasteurization procedures for milk were implemented to reduce transmission to humans. All other states in the United States are classified brucellosis-free, some for more than 25 years. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Please don't kill French cheese Jan 30, 2008
Today most Camembert brands belong to larger food companies, and modern processes call for pasteurization, rendering the end products bacteria-free and largely indistinguishable from one another ... Tom Johnson, owner and general manager of award-winning Bingham Hill Cheese Co. in Ft. Collins, Colorado, told me the raw-milk cheeses appeal to connoisseurs because of their "much more complex flavor profiles." There is no question, he said, that "pasteurization attenuates taste." ... Johnson is... (International Herald Tribune)
Can Yogurt Really Boost Your Health? Jan 25, 2008
Activia and a couple of others are different because the live and active cultures are added AFTER the pasteurization process, which is very important ... If they are added before pasteurization, a lot of the microbes are killed by the heat. (New York Times)
Imperial Tobacco Canada expands harm reduction program with start of SNUS test market in Ottawa Jan 24, 2008
The tobacco undergoes a special heat-treatment pasteurization which reduces the formation of tobacco-specific nitrosamines. These are chemicals which have been associated with cancer and have historically been found in other forms of oral tobacco. (Canada Newswire)
The new yogurt culture Jan 24, 2008
Decked out with a small, glistening pasteurization tank and a walk-in refrigerator lined with gallon jugs of Clover organic milk, this is where Roj and her business partner, Jessica Gilmartin, make the plain yogurt that is served - both fresh and frozen - in their popular 7-month-old shop. It's a whole new world for yogurt lovers. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Take your vitamins! Jan 23, 2008
Furthermore, did you know that the pasteurization process for commercially-sold orange juice kills the vitamin C content. It's added back into the final product. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
More listeria found Jan 21, 2008
The findings do not pinpoint where contamination of the milk occurred, according to state officials, but they do suggest that listeria bacteria colonized somewhere in the processing plant, and entered the milk products at some point after pasteurization and during the production process. Records indicate that the plants equipment met federal standards for time, temperature and flow for effective pasteurization ... Three of the four positive environmental tests for listeria were collected from... (Worcester Telegram)
State investigators find more listeria at Shrewsbury milk plant Jan 18, 2008
Records indicate that the plants equipment met federal standards for time, temperature and flow for effective pasteurization; however, pasteurization at the processing plant will be further examined ... Three of the four positive environmental tests for listeria were collected from sections of the plant that are considered part of the post-pasteurization areas of the facility. (Worcester Telegram)
Serving Milk Straight Up Jan 17, 2008
Currently the only documented producers of raw milk in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Schlittlers are tapping into a continually growing anti-pasteurization subculture ... With this mindset comes some risk, as raw milk has the potential to carry harmful bacteria that pasteurization destroys, including E.coli, listeria and salmonella ... (Proponents of raw milk claim pasteurization also kills beneficial bacteria, proteins and enzymes. (Scranton Times, PA)
U.S. Food Safety: Foodborne Illnesses a Menu for Disaster Jan 15, 2008
Listeria is usually killed by cooking and pasteurization but can be present in certain ready-to-eat foods such as hot dogs and deli meats. VIBRIO VULNIFICUS. (Health-Finder)
Food safety tips for travelers Jan 12, 2008
Check labels for evidence of pasteurization; most canned milk is safe. Nuts and other shelled foods are usually a good choice. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Contaminated milk responsible for three deaths and a miscarriage Jan 12, 2008
The milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy company, Whittier Farms was contaminated with listeria but health officials investigating the outbreak have so far failed to find any fault in the pasteurization process. The farm in Shrewsbury, is about 35 miles west of Boston and the investigators are now examining the cooling and bottling machinery in their search for the source of the bacteria. (News-Medical.net)
Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2008 Jan 10, 2008
All the victims were infected with listeria, which is supposed to be killed by pasteurization ... Tests have found no problems with the pasteurization process at the Whittier Farms plant, so investigators have turned their attention to the cooling and bottling machinery. (U.S. News & World Report)
State test points to dairy as source of listeria Jan 4, 2008
The entire production line in Shrewsbury is being swabbed by investigators, but after evaluating the dairy's pasteurization practices, they concluded that Whittier had closely followed guidelines dictating the temperature at which milk is sterilized and for how long. That finding pointed state specialists in the direction of what happened after the milk was pasteurized, said Suzanne Condon, the top environmental health official at the Department of Public Health ... In interviews last week,... (Boston Globe)
Pasteurization Working at Mass. Dairy Jan 1, 2008
com - Pasteurization Working at Mass ... Pasteurization Working at Mass ... BOSTON The pasteurization process at a central Massachusetts dairy connected to a deadly outbreak of a bacterial illness appears to be working properly, a state health official said Friday. (FOX News)
Understanding the cause, symptoms of listeriosis Dec 29, 2007
Thorough cooking - including the pasteurization process - should kill listeria. Q.How might listeria have entered milk products produced at Whittier Farms, the dairy implicated by state authorities in their investigation. (Boston Globe)
California dairies sue to stop enforcement of standard on raw milk Dec 29, 2007
Fans seek out raw milk specifically because it contains enzymes and beneficial bacteria that are killed by heat pasteurization. Coliform exist everywhere in the environment, and most don't cause illness, both raw milk and food safety authorities agree. (San Francisco Chronicle)
West Sutton dairy shuts down after milk is linked to 2 deaths Dec 28, 2007
He said he believes the milk was tainted after pasteurization, perhaps when flavoring was added or during bottling ... When food safety and disease specialists visited the Whittier processing plant in Shrewsbury last week, they found the company's pasteurization system to be fully intact and free of contamination, a strong clue that the tainting of milk happened at some subsequent point during processing, DeMaria said. (Boston Globe)
Raw milk fans oppose new California dairy standards Dec 26, 2007
Pasteurization, in which milk is heated, kills many bacteria, but in raw milk they're still alive. "We found that coliform count is indicative of a healthy and clean and wholesome production process for raw milk," said Steve Lyle, spokesman for the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
