{"id":138581,"date":"2019-06-04T02:34:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T00:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/126-million-litres-of-milk-consumed-loose-in-south-africa-every-year\/"},"modified":"2019-06-04T02:34:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T00:34:54","slug":"126-million-litres-of-milk-consumed-loose-in-south-africa-every-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/126-million-litres-of-milk-consumed-loose-in-south-africa-every-year\/","title":{"rendered":"126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year"},"content":{"rendered":"

126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year<\/a>: <\/p>\n

MyPR: 126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year<\/strong>: <\/p>\n

126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year <\/strong><\/p>\n

This twentieth World Milk Day on June 1, a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) day, once again encouraged milk and dairy consumption as part of a daily diet.<\/p>\n

Milk and dairy are important sources of nutrition for many of Africa\u2019s inhabitants yet, in South Africa where more than 1,7 billion litres are produced annually, more than 126 million litres of milk are consumed untreated and unpacked, also known as loose milk, according to BMi Research.<\/p>\n

\u201cLoose milk cannot be guaranteed safe,\u201d says Stefan F\u00e4gerang, MD of Tetra Pak Southern Africa.<\/p>\n

Milk contains nutritional elements, such as calcium and vitamin D, that help bone and teeth development and strength. It contains a lot of water and is excellent for rehydration, which is why athletes favour it as a post-workout drink.<\/p>\n

Yet, loose milk, which is poured directly from the milkman\u2019s container into a jar or plastic bag, likely contains harmful bacteria and additives. Just being exposed to light and oxygen either kills some of the nutritional content of milk or fosters growth of pathogens, which are germs that are harmful to humans.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people believe that boiling milk sterilises it,\u201d says F\u00e4gerang. \u201cBut that\u2019s not true. The temperature isn\u2019t high enough to destroy the micro-organisms and bacteria and boiling it for too long destroys the nutrients. That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to use a scientifically-proven process that raises the temperature high enough to kill the pathogens but for a short enough time that the natural product\u2019s nutrients survive intact through the packaging process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ultra-high temperature (UHT) milk is heated to between 135 and 140 degrees Celsius for just four seconds before it is immediately cooled. The process takes place in a sealed and commercially-sterile environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur carton packs have six layers to keep the product safe during transportation, when it\u2019s on shelves, and once it\u2019s in peoples\u2019 homes. That way it doesn\u2019t come into contact with air or sunlight, which is so important to retaining its nutritional value and keeping harmful germs out,\u201d says F\u00e4gerang.<\/p>\n

ABOUT TETRA PAK: <\/strong>Tetra Pak is the world’s leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Working closely with our customers and suppliers, we provide safe, innovative and environmentally sound products that each day meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people in more than 160 countries. With more than 25,000 employees around the world, we believe in responsible industry leadership and a sustainable approach to business. Our promise, \u201cPROTECTS WHAT\u2019S GOOD\"™\",” reflects our vision to make food safe and available, everywhere.<\/p>\n

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126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year: MyPR: 126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year: 126 million litres of milk consumed \u201cloose\u201d in South Africa every year This twentieth World Milk Day on June 1, a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) day, once […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3332],"tags":[428,34911,8899,7291,5767,7292,4709,3576,3614],"class_list":{"0":"post-138581","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-johannesburg-south-africa","7":"tag-africa","8":"tag-consumed","9":"tag-every","10":"tag-litres","11":"tag-loose","12":"tag-milk","13":"tag-million","14":"tag-south","15":"tag-year","16":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}