And here we come to pasteurisation, the process of heating to a lower temperature for long enough to deactivate bacteria but not long or hot enough to cook the foodstuff. It’s the invention of ...

Deadly bird flu has been found in raw cow’s milk and may be able to survive standard pasteurisation, a study suggests. Scientists tested milk samples from herd infected with H5N1 in New Mexico ...

But which products should we be cautious about? Without pasteurisation, raw milk can host dangerous bacteria like salmonella, ...

But some vitamins are heat-sensitive, which means the amount could be reduced or eliminated when heated, for instance in pasteurisation. Should we be worried? A Canadian study concluded the effect ...