Some say pasteurisation kills off important nutrients, but scientists don't believe that anything lost during the pasteurisation is important for human health.
The roots of today's food industry stretch back to 19th-century innovations such as pasteurisation and canning that helped make food plentiful, convenient and safe.
Pasteurisation became routine across Europe and the US by 1950, thankfully, and is now hailed as one of the most successful public health successes in recent history.