Pasteurization, which is necessary when milk is to be stored

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Pasteurization, which is necessary when milk is to be stored for an extended period of time, is accomplished by exposing the milk to high temperatures, which destroys many of the milk's valuable nutrients. Some nutritionists therefore recommend consumption of unpasteurized milk.

Government health and safety regulations require pasteurization of all mass-marketed milk and milk products in order to prevent the growth of potentially harmful bacteria.

If the statements above are true, which of the following conclusions can most reasonably be drawn?

A. The only way to ensure adequate nutrition is to ban pasteurization.

B. Pasteurization at slightly lower temperatures can meet government regulations while leaving much of milk's nutritional value unaffected.

C. Changes in governmental health safety standards will allow some milk products to be sold without undergoing pasteurization.

D. Government health and safety regulations are not strict enough to control the growth of certain forms of bacteria.

E. Government health and safety regulations make it difficult to conform to some nutritionists' recommendations regarding milk consumption.

OA E

Source: Princeton Review

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OPTION A :- INCORRECT
If to ensure adequate nutrition, pasteurization will be banned then milked won't be produced or marketed in mass because it will increase the growth of harmful bacteria that can be dangerous to one's health.

OPTION B :- CORRECT
This option stands as a reasonable solution as well as a solution to the argument. It provides not only a way out but also balance the argument in such a way that favors the nutritionist and the government.health and safety regulations.

OPTION C :- INCORRECT
If changes are to be made and some milk product are sold without pasteurization, the milk product stand the chance to be affected by harmful micro-organisms and therefore does not solve the problem.

OPTION D :- INCORRECT
This option does not serve as a conclusion to the argument neither does the strictness of government health and safety regulations help to solve the problem.

OPTION E :- INCORRECT
This option is quite bias, it only sees the government and safety regulations as difficult to conform to the nutritionists recommendations without seeing the main reason behind it which is to prevent the harmful growth of bacteria . The two parties have genuine reasons behind their opinions and should work hand in hand to make better decision on milk and its product and not point accusing fingers.