In England there is legislation to support smaller dairy farmers in producing premium raw milk from healthy, grass-fed cows to mitigate risk. ARMM calls on the Australian government to install similar legislation to save small family farms affected by the current dairy crisis.
Posts filed under Raw Milk regulation
Farmers push to legalise Raw Milk
There have been a lot of buzz in the last four weeks about Raw Milk in Australia. The ABC interviewed raw milk producer Mark Tyler from Moo View Farm and produced this story for The Business that aired 28 March 2016.
Raw milk low risk: UK government agency contradicts Australia
FSANZ’s projections, which were not verified against real-world data, are still being used to justify a nationwide ban on raw cows’ milk in Australia. ARMM recommends that FSANZ withdraw its flawed risk assessment, and replace it with broader safety studies like those done by FSA.
Raw Milk producers Hook and Son visit Australia
RAW MILK producers Stephen and Phil Hook came to Australia for a few days for the screening of the documentary film, The Moo Man, as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine festival.
New NZ raw milk regulations - Summary
New Raw milk regulations take effect today 1 March 2016 in New Zealand. Based on the information from the Ministry for Primary Industries', Food Safety.govt.nz and Beehive.govt.nz websites (links at the bottom of the this blogpost), here is a summary of what the new regulations generally mean for the consumer.
Raw Milk Symposium Guelph 2016
Find out more about safe raw milk production Standards and the current Canadian and International laws that surround it. This is a suitable conversation for producers, scientists, politicians and consumers alike.
Fen Farm Dairy - Raw Milk Producers
When the Crickmores of Fen Farm Dairy first considered diversifying with Raw Milk vending machines, it was conceived as risky and people said they were mad. They brought in the first vending machine from Italy and now they are the UK representatives for the Italian vending machine company, DF Italia. They are also helping others get a better price for their milk.
Raw Milk Symposium 2015 - Charlotte Smith
We invite and encourage Health officials, agriculture officials and Food Safety officials to watch the free videos from this year's Raw Milk Symposium...
Charlotte Smith - Raw Milk Producer
Charlotte Smith didn't know what raw milk really was 9 years ago when a friend suggested she try it for her children who suffered from severe eczema...
Victoria introduce tough Raw Milk laws
Last year on 28 December 2014, new Victorian Minister of Consumer Affairs Jane Garrett announced that a bitter, gag inducing agent be included in all raw milk for sale in Victoria...
Raw Milk Symposium 2015 - Mark McAfee video summary
This blogpost contains the link to the videos of this year's Raw Milk Symposium. As part of ARMM's ongoing education about Raw Milk, here is a summary with time markers of Mark's video in particular...
Raw Milk Symposium 2015
For consumers, legislators and regulators. Find out why raw milk demand is growing at 25% per year.
CALIFORNIA – Raw milk advocates will meet Nov. 16 at the International Raw Milk Symposium in Anaheim, Calif. The Raw Milk Symposium will take place on the last day of the International Wise Traditions Conference...
Raw milk: legalise and regulate in Australia using world best practice
Australia needs to modernise its dairy food regulations to legalise and regulate the sale of safe raw milk to satisfy the existing consumer demand. The recent punitive measures taken by state governments against dairy farmers to prevent the sale of raw milk are counter-productive and will encourage a black market with its inherent problems...
Urgent lobbying of State Health Ministers
We understand that the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation will meet on Friday November 20.
According to ABC online news, Health Ministers are considering a 'crackdown' on raw milk. Most States are represented by their Health Ministers at Forum meetings...
