A lawyer has unresolved questions about the legality of Government raids on unregistered raw milk providers. The series of co-ordinated raids involved Ministry for Primary Industries compliance teams shutting down sales of raw milk from unregistered farms in Manawatū, Horowhenua, Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Nelson and Southland. The ministry requires dairy farmers to register if they want to produce raw milk, and follow hygiene rules for bottling, storing and distributing the milk. READ MORE:* Raw milk raids: Unregistered suppliers costs ministry $70k a year* Raw milk providers seek to fund fight against MPI regulations* Raw milk standoff eases as producers meets with Food Safety MinisterSome suppliers found a loophole to avoid the associated compliance costs, which are understood to be between $10,000 and $20,000. The lawyer said he could find no evidence raw milk from any of the raided farms had caused an outbreak or illness.

Source: Stuff July 31, 2020 02:33 UTC