University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM Graduate College Dissertations and Theses Dissertations and Theses 2015 Pasteurization and its discontents: Raw milk, risk, and the reshaping of the dairy industry Andrea M. Suozzo University of Vermont Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis Part of the Agriculture Commons, Communication Commons, and the Food Science Commons Recommended Citation Suozzo, Andrea M., "Pasteurization and its discontents: Raw milk, risk, and the reshaping of the dairy industry" (2015). Graduate College Dissertations and Theses. 320. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/320 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Dissertations and Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate College Dissertations and Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PASTEURIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS: RAW MILK, RISK AND THE RESHAPING OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY A Thesis Presented By Andrea Suozzo To The Faculty of the Graduate College Of The University of Vermont In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science Specializing in Food Systems January 2015 Defense Date: August 28, 2014 Thesis Examination Committee: Amy Trubek, Ph.D., Advisor Sarah N. Heiss, Ph.D., Advisor David Conner, Ph.D., Chair Cynthia J. Forehand, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate College ABSTRACT Milk is something many Americans consume every day, whether over cereal, in coffee or in a cup; as yogurt, cream, cheese or butter. The vast majority of that milk is pasteurized, or heated to the point where much of the bacteria in the milk dies.