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Yes I have done some reading on this and only buy the pasteurized, not ultra pasteurized now. Some of the other national brands like horizon and organic valley also do ultra pasteurized, but it depends on the size and what part of the country your milk is coming from. In my store, most of the organic brands' half gallon cartons are ultra pasteurized, but the gallon size (jugs) are mostly pasteurized. I always read the label carefully..

There is also the issue of homogenized vs non homogenized... It is really difficult to find non homogenized milk where I am.

I live in Europe and we have a similar milk aisle like in the States. No weird non-refrigerated milk, except for the chocolate bottles. The milk here expires pretty quickly, so I usually just buy cream since i only use it for cooking and i just substitute half with water.

@skibobrown: to be honest, I'm not sure if there are really any health benefits to non-homogenized milk. some people say homogenization (which makes the milk fat all one size so you dont get clumping) makes the fat particles so small that they could pass directly into your gut or bloodstream.. Which could be bad? I personally just prefer the taste of non homogenized milk.. It's creamier and tastier to me.