Victoria Raw Milk Laws & Regulations

Raw milk cheese is the raw dairy sold legally in Victoria. Victoria has not made the express provision for goat milk that Standard 4.2.4 allows, so milk of every species is pasteurised before it is sold for drinking. The Victorian Government states that it is illegal to sell, deliver or provide raw milk for human consumption, and raw milk sold as "cosmetic milk", "bath milk" or "pet milk" must be treated to deter drinking (for example with a bitter flavouring) in a manner approved by Dairy Food Safety Victoria, and labelled as not for human consumption.

Raw milk cheese

Raw milk cheese is legal across Australia. Since February 2015, Division 5 of Standard 4.2.4 has allowed Australian dairies to make cheese from raw milk, with requirements from farm to vat: healthy, individually identified animals, milk cooled to 6°C within two hours of milking and made into cheese within 24 hours, raw cheese milk kept apart from other milk, and a finished cheese that does not support the growth of pathogens. Imported raw milk cheeses are sold too; see Australia starts importing raw cheese from the UK.

Finding raw dairy nearby

Raw goat milk is legal in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Sources are listed at raw milk in Australia.