Raw Drinking Milk — Food Standards Australia New Zealand
FSANZ position on raw drinking milk and the Food Standards Code pasteurisation requirement that applies across all Australian states and territories.
View Official Resource →Raw milk of any species banned for human consumption. Tasmania does not participate in the raw goat milk exemption available in some mainland states.
Raw milk of any species is prohibited for sale for human consumption in Tasmania under the FSANZ Food Standards Code. Tasmania does not operate a dairy food safety scheme that would permit raw goat milk sales, unlike four mainland states. No exemptions or legal pathways exist for raw milk sales in Tasmania.
Official government documents and legal resources for Tasmania
FSANZ position on raw drinking milk and the Food Standards Code pasteurisation requirement that applies across all Australian states and territories.
View Official Resource →Free, no paywalls, no private equity.
Keep this project going and growing.
Connect people with raw milk sources.
Every tip keeps real food accessible.
✓ You're supporting a free community resource. This is a tip/donation, not a purchase of milk or products.
US population data shows raw milk’s risk is lower than several common foods, while public health authorities consistently recommend against it.
A component-by-component reference for what pasteurization measurably changes in milk, and what it doesn’t, drawing on 14 separately researched findings.
How long raw milk actually lasts depends on starting quality and storage temperature, not a fixed number. A complete, research-backed guide to storing it well.
Lactic acid bacteria in soured raw milk measurably inhibit major pathogens in lab testing, but the effect has real, documented limits.
An IgM-lipoprotein complex clusters fat globules together in cold raw milk, accelerating creaming well beyond what density alone would predict.
Refrigerating milk causes one of its four major casein proteins to leave its normal structure entirely, a reversible effect documented since 1977.