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.
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