Do we drink high-quality milk? (Part 2)

Can Russian milk meet new standards?

800,000 tons of milk are sold annually in Latvia, according to correspondent Lyudmila Filip. "Experts have recognized 98% of the products purchased from Latvian farmers as complying with EU standards. The technologists of Latvian dairy enterprises also claim that there are no preservatives and antibiotics in the milk sold in Latvian retail chains, and this is primarily due to EU standards. At the same time, the requirements of the European Union for the quality of milk and milking equipment have led to the fact that the maintenance of small dairy farms in Latvia has become unprofitable. Now the enterprises mainly work with large dairy farms.

Experts say that Latvian dairy products are better than in the rest of the EU, as cows here graze on pastures and eat fresh grass. And in many EU countries, cows live on farms where everything is computerized, and the animal receives a certain amount of dry food and gives out milk according to an electronic program. However, even on Latvian farms, human hands do not touch milk - the milk immediately enters the tanks through special hoses.

Last year, it was impossible to buy bottled, unpasteurized milk at the Latvian market. A peasant who risked putting milk up for sale could lose the goods and pay a significant fine. It was only after the current protests that the government met the peasants halfway. Sanitary and hygienic requirements have been eased, however, in addition to the address of the farm, there should be a warning on the merchant's counter that milk should be boiled before use.

Milk processors in Russia are ready to switch to Western quality standards, but preferably after agricultural producers start working according to such standards, says Inna Kalashnik, director of quality at one of the joint-stock companies for milk processing. "We need to start with the agro-industrial complex. The standards should be implemented primarily for agricultural producers. We can control that, but will they be able to supply us with raw materials according to the new standards?"

The majority of dairy products that end up on the shelves of Russian supermarkets meet quality standards, says Victor Pabat. If the specialists reject the product, it is withdrawn from sale. "The criteria for milk quality are the presence of microorganisms, chemical composition. There are cases when ingredients, such as fats, of vegetable origin, are added to milk. When such milk is sold at the price of cow's milk, it is already a scam."

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