A process for treating milk including the steps of: a homogenization step wherein the milk is maintained at a temperature of below about 60ºC； and, a high pressure processing step, wherein the milk is subjected to an elevated pressure above about 350 MPa wherein the elevated pressure of the high pressure processing step does not induce an increase in the temperature of the milk in excess of a limiting temperature of about 60ºC during the high pressure processing step.
