The Victorian government has made a swift change to the laws relating to the sale of raw 'bath milk' products following the death of a child late last year.
According to the new law, which came into effect earlier this month, cosmetic milk products such as raw bath milk must either be pasteurised to kill harmful bacteria, or they must contain a gag-inducing agent to make them unpalatable.
Until now, the products only had to be labelled not fit for human consumption, though they are often packaged in a similar way to traditional milk products and kept in the fridge.
A Melbourne toddler died after drinking Mountain View Organic Bath Milk in December last year.
Though the laws so far only apply in Victoria, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and other state governments are believed to be looking at the issue nationally.
Raw milk producers that breach it will be fined and could have their licences cancelled.
