Child's death forces new Australian milk safety laws

Source:Xinhua Published: 2014-12-29 9:27:08

The death of a young child has forced Australian health authorities to tighten regulations on the sale of raw milk.

Milk manufacturer Dairy Farmers will be forced to turn raw milk unpalatable or treat it safe for human consumption when new laws begin in 2015.

The Victorian Government announced the new regulations on Sunday following the death of a young child who died after allegedly consuming raw cow's milk labelled as "bath milk".

Victorian Minister for Consumer Affairs Jane Garrett said consumers will be protected by the new laws.

"Unfortunately we have seen over the last few weeks some young children become severely ill through the consumption of raw milk and the consumption of raw milk has been linked to the tragic death of a young child," she said in a statement.

"The packaging and sale of raw milk as a cosmetic bath product is causing some confusion among consumers.

"Raw milk may be sold for cosmetic use as 'bath' milk and can appear similar to other milk products, but it must carry warning labels."

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