How to Use pasteurization in a Sentence
pasteurization
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Raw milk is milk that has not gone through the pasteurization process.
—Lauren Manaker, Health, 27 July 2023
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The whey goes through a pasteurization process, and then it is filtered.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
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In the pasteurization process, heat is applied to milk to kill off a lot of the bacteria.
—Chase Purdy, Quartz, 8 Aug. 2019
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Raw milk is milk that has not been put through the pasteurization process that kills most bacteria.
—Claire Ballor, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
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Over time the reference to the creator of pasteurization was dropped from the phrase (sorry, Louie) and it was reduced to the numbers.
—Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, 19 Apr. 2018
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The brand’s use of cold-pressing to lock in nutrients and color without the need for heat pasteurization wowed our judges.
—Good Housekeeping, 28 June 2022
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Dairies need to destroy milk from sick cows and pasteurization kills flu viruses.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2024
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Testing confirms pasteurization kills the virus, and the FDA says the commercial milk supply is safe.
—Laura Doan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
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On a recent morning, as milk underwent pasteurization in the next room, the SABR’s director spoke on the phone to a donor about her impact.
—Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2023
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Later studies confirmed that pasteurization, the process of heating milk to kill pathogens, destroys the H5N1 virus.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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The son of a dairy farmer grew up and later owned a pasteurization plant along with a small drive-thru market in Southern California.
—John Canzano, oregonlive, 25 Jan. 2021
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Most milk in the United States is treated through a process called pasteurization, which involves heating milk just enough to kill harmful pathogens.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 20 July 2023
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There is no threat to human health, because pasteurization kills the bacteria in milk.
—Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS, 12 Sep. 2017
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During the transportation process from farms to the stores after pasteurization, the shells can crack and bacteria can seep into them.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 5 July 2023
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And ironically, here in the land of Pasteur, pasteurization of the milk used to make Comté is strictly forbidden.
—Tom Hanscom, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 May 2017
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Just look for jars with labels that say raw or unpasteurized, since the heat of pasteurization kills the good bacteria, Gans says.
—Marygrace Taylor, Woman's Day, 24 Nov. 2014
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Cloverleaf held the distinction of being the first of the dairies in Northwest Indiana to build a modern pasteurization plant.
—Philip Potempa, Post-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2017
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Federal experts say there's no proof that pasteurization makes milk worse for you.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
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Much of the milk sold on these sites does not meet the standards placed on milk banks, such as pasteurization (which kills germs) or testing for disease or contamination.
—Sarah Steele and Andreas Freitag, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2015
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Cohen: [The] FDA has indicated that our milk supply is safe because of the pasteurization process.
—Patrick Jarenwattananon, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
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Viral remnants have been found in samples of milk sold in grocery stores, but the FDA said those products are safe to consume because pasteurization has been confirmed to kill the virus.
—Jonel Aleccia, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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In 1908, Chicago passed the first law making pasteurization of milk a legal requirement.
—Mark Kurlansky, Time, 7 May 2018
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When Louis Pasteur realized that heating it briefly to a high temperature killed most of the bacteria and made the milk safer, the process of pasteurization spread quickly.
—Sara Chodosh, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
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Chicago first city in nation to pass law requiring pasteurization of milk.
—Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2022
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Variations come with the strains of bacteria a cheese maker selects, along with fat content, pasteurization, salt and time.
—New York Times, 26 June 2018
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Despite what raw milk fans may believe, the pasteurization process doesn’t mess with the nutritional makeup of the beverage.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 2 July 2024
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Despite what raw milk fans may believe, the pasteurization process doesn’t mess with the nutritional makeup of the beverage.
—Ashia Aubourg, SELF, 22 Aug. 2023
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The process of pasteurization kills bacteria and viruses, including any influenza viruses that may be present in the milk.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
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Both agencies also say that pasteurization, or heating milk, inactivates the virus.
—Alice Park, TIME, 14 June 2024
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The pasteurization process, which involves heating followed by quick cooling, will kill listeria and other bacteria.
—Elisa Cinelli, Parents, 9 July 2024
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