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Fresh blow for Tassie park
Huon Valley Caravan Park no longer able to offer fresh cow’s milk to guestsA Tasmanian caravan park offering an authentic farm experience has been banned from squirting fresh cow’s milk into the mouths of children.
Since opening in late-2012, the Huon Valley Caravan Park in Tasmania’s picturesque Huon Valley farming district has provided a ‘farm to plate’ experience for city slickers that includes feeding chooks, milking cows, picking fruit, and other ‘living off the land’ skills like cheese making and bacon curing.
However, the environmentally-friendly park recently announced it can no longer offer children fresh milk as part of its daily farm tour, after a meeting with representatives of the Tasmanian Dairy Industry Authority and the Tasmanian Government.
“How can something that brings so much joy be so wrong?” owners Rowen and Leanne Carter asked on the park’s Facebook page, referring to legislation that prohibits the sale of unpasteurised milk.
“We simply offer a small sample of what fresh milk and cheese tastes like in its unadulterated state. No child is allowed to sample any milk or milk-made product without approval from their parents.
“We thought milking the cow and allowing people the choice to try warm milk would be seen as educational not as "Unauthorised Sale of Raw Milk." How do we save this fun activity for all to enjoy without losing our business?"
The Carters argue that milk squirting is not only fun and educational but helping to keep alive “old fashion food production skills”.
They say Australia is one of few countries in the world including Canada and Scotland. that prohibit the consumption of raw milk.
The announcement has generated a huge response with more than 450 comments from the public, many of them supporting the caravan park.
“A lot of children think milk comes from a carton or bottle not from a cow; this experience for them is amazing,” was a typical comment from Sheryl Dorrington.
“We used to drink milk straight from the cow as kids - literally, we used to squirt it at each other… We survived!” argued Robyn McNab.
However, others warned of the risks associated with unpasteurised milk.
“People (especially kids) have died in recent years in Australia from drinking raw milk... Health regulations exist for a reason,” said Shell Clark.
“Pasteurising your milk is no different (to doing your own electrical work). It's done to prevent the chance of death or injury to the public. Simple!” claimed Clynton Brown.
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Written byCaravancampingsales Staff
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