Mysterious New Milk Processing Technology

Photo of Naturo CEO Jeff Hastings supplied by Naturo.

We have no idea what this is! (Well, we didn’t until the update at the end…)

According to the CEO of Naturo All Natural Technologies, Jeff Hastings, he has invented a new way of pasteurizing milk without heating it. He says it’s the biggest breakthrough in the dairy industry since pasteurization was first invented in 1864. This process not only clears the milk of “bad” bacteria, it also extends the shelf life of the milk to 60 days.

Naturo is located in Queensland, Australia.

The regulating agency there (Dairy Food Safety Victoria) has validated his research, stating, “It’s equivalent to or actually better than pasteurization.”

Hastings is seeking investment for a pilot plant in Australia capable of processing 2,641,721 gallons (10 million litres) of milk per year. He has already received $250,000 from the Queensland government in support of this technology.

These are the selling points:

1. The milk tastes like raw milk.
2. The milk isn’t heated, so, it retains it’s enzymes.
3. The process works with cow, goat, sheep and camel milk.
4. The process kills more pathogens than pasteurization. In fact, it is the only known method that kills Bacillus cereus.
5. The milk is healthier than pasteurized milk because it retains higher levels of vitamins B2 and B12 and it fully retains enzymes, important for liver function and bone development.
6. The method involves no additives or preservatives.
7. The shelf life allows for it to be shipped by sea which is much less expensive than shipping by air.

This isn’t Hastings’s first invention. In 2016, he created the “Avocado Time Machine” to slow the way avocados turn brown. In an interview with ABC Australia, he said “the secret lay in the technology’s ability to switch off the enzyme responsible for the fruit’s browning by using pressure fluctuations generated by steam.”

The avocados are placed on a conveyor belt which takes them into the “time machine” where they are treated for 5-6 minutes. This keeps the avocados fresh for 10 days.

Naturo sells the time machines to companies all over the world. They also sell avocados. They might, in fact, be the reason why we can now buy packages of avocado at the supermarket.

Re: The new milk pasteurizer – we’re intrigued. Do you have any ideas what it might be?

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Update 6/18/19 – One of our customers, Bob Williford of Greenfield, MA found the patent for this and it involves high pressure while the temperature is below 140F (United States Patent Application: 0180184677). Thanks, Bob!