Timeline of Pasteurization
January 1st, 1862: Louis Pasteur investigated the effects of fermentation. He wanted to know how to prevent milk and wine from going sour and this research helped Pasteur create his "germ theory of disease." This led to his discovery of pasteurization.
April 20th, 1862: Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard tested Pasteur's theory, that heat could be used to kill molds and bacteria in fermenting milk.
January 1st, 1863: Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a method of killing harmful bacteria in beverage and food products.
1886: Franz Ritter von Soxhletm proposed that pasteurization be on foods, too.
September 20th, 1882: The first commercial pasteurizers were produced.
January 1st, 1891: The first U.S. milk processing plant to install pasteurization equipment was the Sheffield Farms Dairy in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
September 21st, 1889: Work started on the pasteurization of milk and cream.
September 20th, 1908: The first law to require the pasteurization of mil was passed in Chicago.
January 6th, 1964: The first plastic milk container was commercially introduced.
April 20th, 1862: Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard tested Pasteur's theory, that heat could be used to kill molds and bacteria in fermenting milk.
January 1st, 1863: Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization, a method of killing harmful bacteria in beverage and food products.
1886: Franz Ritter von Soxhletm proposed that pasteurization be on foods, too.
September 20th, 1882: The first commercial pasteurizers were produced.
January 1st, 1891: The first U.S. milk processing plant to install pasteurization equipment was the Sheffield Farms Dairy in Bloomfield, New Jersey.
September 21st, 1889: Work started on the pasteurization of milk and cream.
September 20th, 1908: The first law to require the pasteurization of mil was passed in Chicago.
January 6th, 1964: The first plastic milk container was commercially introduced.
