The process of pasteurization to destroy harmful microbes in milk and wine was developed by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The process of pasteurization to destroy harmful microbes in milk and wine was developed by whom?
A. Joseph Lister
B. Robert Koch
C. Alexander Fleming
D. Louis Pasteur
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
French chemist Louis Pasteur developed the heating process known as pasteurization in the 1860s.

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