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hi,
i travel long distances in my car. if i were to take normal, refrigerated pasteurised milk and transfer it into a sealed plastic travel mug, how long until it spoils?
Well, the answer depends on how old or "far gone" the milk was to begin with. If the milk was very fresh and the bacterial counts were very low, you could likely drink the milk all day without harm. However, if it was already old and the bacterial counts were high, it might spoil in half a day. I really can't say.
Your best bet is to stop drinking the milk when it begins to either smell funny or taste funny. Or just don't let it sit in the mug all that time. Take a small cooler and keep a couple of pints in there and after you open them, drink them up within a couple of hours.
There really isn't a definitive answer to your question.
Alex Avery
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Questions regarding organic food, agriculture, pesticides, herbicides, environmental issues, food safety, bacterial infection, agricultural economics, crop biotechnology, wildlife conservation, erosion, global food issues.
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Director of research and education with the Center for Global Food Issues at Hudson Institute. Prior to joining Hudson in 1994, I was a McKnight research fellow at Purdue University, where I worked to develop drought-resistant sorghum varieties for the Sudan of Africa.
I have spoken to a wide variety of national and international audiences and have represented the Center at the United Nations World Food Summit in Rome. I have written numerous articles which were published in leading newspapers and am currently working on a book.
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Center for Global Food Issues
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Washington Times, American Outlook, Global Food Quarterly, Des Moines Register, USA Today Magazine, Canada's Western Producer, New York Post and others.
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McKnight Research Fellowship at Purdue University
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