Definition: Pasteurized milk

Category: Agriculture

Pasteurized milk must have been obtained by means of a treatment involving a high temperature for a short time (at least 71,7 °C for 15 seconds or any equivalent combination) or pasteurization process using different time and temperature combinations to obtain an equivalent effect. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31997D0080:EN:HTML
Source:
European Union, Commission Decision No 97/80/EC of 18 December 1996 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Directive No 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products
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