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Did you guys know that Canadian milk comes in bags?

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Aseptic milk processing has been used for years in countries that don't have alot of refrigeration. Basically, instead of your standard pasteurization process with quick disconnect connections for cleaning, they use steam at any point where air could possibly get in touch with the milk. I believe they also elevate the "pasteurization" time a bit so that the milk cooks a little hotter. Then they dispense it into packaging that has been steam sterilized. It's a very expensive process compared to standard pasteurization and I think the shelf life is something like 6 to 8 months, but I don't remember exactly. The downfall is the taste of the milk. If you ever tasted the difference between fresh milk from the cow and pasteurized milk from the store, the difference is very noticeable. The same goes between pasteurized and aseptic processing. Because it's cooked hotter and longer, it affects the taste. Unless of course they've changed milk in the last 6 years.

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