The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board has asked the Agency to maintain the current regulations controlling the sale of raw milk while further evidence is gathered, to allow Board members to make a final decision on whether to revise the rules. Following a review of the current raw milk regulations, the FSA had proposed exploring the scope for wider access to raw milk, including limited sales from vending machines in shops. Along with additional evidence on the risks from specific pathogens, more detail was requested on the proposed testing regime that would be necessary to allow extended sales while maintaining consumer protection. The Board said a final decision should not be made until the European Food Safety Authority has delivered the findings of its own review of the risks from raw milk which is expected in December 2014.
Published Wednesday 1 October 2014
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