Listen to Pasteur
Take home message Louis Pasteur and heating The concept of “pasteurisation” is attributed to Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), although as early as the beginning of the 19th century, there were people who advocated heating milk to make it safe for consumption (Westhoff, 1978). Nowadays, milk is heated before consumption almost everywhere. The combination of temperature and time determines whether a product has been heated sufficiently to be classified as safe. For example, at start pasteurisation of milk was …
