The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Recent reports that the H5N1 avian flu virus has been found in cow’s milk ...

The process can change the milk's flavor and how it behaves in cooking. These days, there’s a lot of talk about milk pasteurization. As the controversial consumption of raw milk is increasingly ...

Raw milk describes milk that has not undergone the pasteurization process. As pasteurization removes disease-causing germs from milk, it is not advisable for people to drink raw milk. Raw milk, also ...

Concerns about bird flu in dairy herds and a steady drumbeat of raw milk outbreaks have pushed pasteurization back into family conversations that usually focus on grocery budgets and picky eaters. You ...