CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati, have developed a simple paper kit that can test freshness of milk and tell how well it has been pasteurised.

Detailed explanation-2: -The alkaline phosphatase test is used as an indicator of adequate pasteurisation of milk and cream. A proprietary fluorimetric technique (Fluorophos) is a sensitive and quantitative method for the determination of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity in milk products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kuldeep Mahato, a research fellow, worked with Dr Chandra in the development work.

Detailed explanation-4: -When was pasteurization invented? About 150 years ago, Louis Pasteur developed the pasteurization process while he was tasked with finding practical solutions for problems such as keeping harmful bacteria at bay in different foods.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1870, Professor N. J. Fjord in Denmark was the first person to adapt the process of pasteurization for milk. It was in Germany, however, in 1882 that the first commercial pasteurization process was developed (32, 59).