Pasteurization's a process which slows microbial growth in foods. The process was named after its creator, French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur. The first pasteurization test was completed by Louis Pasteur and Claude Bernard on April 20, 1862. The process was originally conceived as a way of preventing wine and beer from souring. Unlike sterilization, pasteurization isn't intended to kill all pathogenic micro-organisms in the food or liquid. Instead, pasteurization aims to reduce the… (More on Pasteurisation)