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| Raw milk company lashes out at health officials and media over food standards | Raw milk company lashes out at health officials and media over food standards |
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| The company that bottled the unpasteurised milk consumed by a child who later died has lashed out at the media and the government about the reaction to the death. | The company that bottled the unpasteurised milk consumed by a child who later died has lashed out at the media and the government about the reaction to the death. |
| The organic food company Mountain View Farm Share, which produced “bath milk” that was drunk by a three-year-old with fatal consequences, said the tragedy would highlight the need to consume food without chemicals and antibiotics. | The organic food company Mountain View Farm Share, which produced “bath milk” that was drunk by a three-year-old with fatal consequences, said the tragedy would highlight the need to consume food without chemicals and antibiotics. |
| On Friday the company voluntarily withdrew the product from sale. But in an earlier Facebook post, it lamented “waking up to the disgusting front page of the Herald Sun” on Thursday. | |
| “Shame on the reporter and the people that were behind that piece of rubbish that was written.” | “Shame on the reporter and the people that were behind that piece of rubbish that was written.” |
| The post went on: “To the health department, you have opened a hornets nest, not for raw milk, but for exposing the garbage that consumers are fed, the chemical laden pesticides, herbicides, anti-biotics that are used to grow food to feed families. | The post went on: “To the health department, you have opened a hornets nest, not for raw milk, but for exposing the garbage that consumers are fed, the chemical laden pesticides, herbicides, anti-biotics that are used to grow food to feed families. |
| “Shame on the system that allows this, shame on Food Safety standards, that permit and make up the levels they deem safe. Look at how many people are sick, why our hospitals are overflowing. | “Shame on the system that allows this, shame on Food Safety standards, that permit and make up the levels they deem safe. Look at how many people are sick, why our hospitals are overflowing. |
| “Why is good quality food so expensive and out of reach of young families on low wages, the very people that need to feed our future generation.” | “Why is good quality food so expensive and out of reach of young families on low wages, the very people that need to feed our future generation.” |
| It concludes: “Today is the start of a change in the world. For communities and farmers, we will grow and educate farmers to grow food without chemicals and anti-biotics, and we will educate families and we will make sure that everyone is fed, from the young to the very old.” | It concludes: “Today is the start of a change in the world. For communities and farmers, we will grow and educate farmers to grow food without chemicals and anti-biotics, and we will educate families and we will make sure that everyone is fed, from the young to the very old.” |
| On Thursday, Vicki Jones, who owns Mountain View Farm Share, said she was in shock at the death of the child, who was from the Mornington peninsula in Victoria, and would comply with whatever the state health department recommended. | On Thursday, Vicki Jones, who owns Mountain View Farm Share, said she was in shock at the death of the child, who was from the Mornington peninsula in Victoria, and would comply with whatever the state health department recommended. |
| The product, Mountain View Organic Bath Milk, is intended for “cosmetic” purposes but health authorities have warned that four other children have become seriously ill after drinking unpasteurised milk products. | The product, Mountain View Organic Bath Milk, is intended for “cosmetic” purposes but health authorities have warned that four other children have become seriously ill after drinking unpasteurised milk products. |
| Three developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome, associated with a toxic strain of E.coli bacteria and which can lead to kidney failure, while the others developed cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic infection commonly associated with gastroenteritis. | Three developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome, associated with a toxic strain of E.coli bacteria and which can lead to kidney failure, while the others developed cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic infection commonly associated with gastroenteritis. |
| The child’s death has prompted calls for raw milk to be banned. Victoria’s consumer affairs minister, Jane Garrett, said: “This dangerous product is unfit for human consumption and is labelled as such. It should not be fed to children.” | The child’s death has prompted calls for raw milk to be banned. Victoria’s consumer affairs minister, Jane Garrett, said: “This dangerous product is unfit for human consumption and is labelled as such. It should not be fed to children.” |
| Garrett has held talks with the federal government over an investigation into milk labelling laws, with a view to potentially banning the products. An education campaign will also be rolled out in Victoria, targeting maternal care centres and daycare facilities. | Garrett has held talks with the federal government over an investigation into milk labelling laws, with a view to potentially banning the products. An education campaign will also be rolled out in Victoria, targeting maternal care centres and daycare facilities. |
| It is illegal in Australia to sell unpasteurised cow’s milk for human consumption. Raw milk can be sold for cosmetic use, such as for bathing, but it must carry warning labels. Nevertheless, some people choose to drink the milk, claiming it is healthier than milk that has been heated to destroy pathogens. | It is illegal in Australia to sell unpasteurised cow’s milk for human consumption. Raw milk can be sold for cosmetic use, such as for bathing, but it must carry warning labels. Nevertheless, some people choose to drink the milk, claiming it is healthier than milk that has been heated to destroy pathogens. |