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Welcome to Dairy Food Safety Victoria
Dairy Food Safety Victoria (DFSV) is the independent regulator of Victoria’s dairy industry. DFSV ensures national food safety standards are met by licensing all dairy premises operating in Victoria’s dairy industry and approving and ensuring compliance with food safety programs.
Food standards development for raw milk products - update
Proposed changes to standard 4.2.4, the Primary Production and Processing standard for dairy products, to enable the production and sale of non-pasteurised hard to very hard cooked curd cheeses will be considered by the Board of Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) in March 2012.
FSANZ will be considering permissions for other raw milk cheeses through a new proposal that will be progressed in 2012. This proposal will focus on category 2 raw milk products; that is, unpasteurised cheeses which do not support the growth of pathogens.
Latest news
Victorian Food and Fibre Export Performance 2010-11
30 January 2012
The DPI report shows Victorian dairy exports were valued at $1.96 billion in 2010-11, an increase of 11% from 2009-10. Victoria accounted for 86% of the value of Australia’s dairy exports. Powdered milk and cream, valued at $905 million, and cheese and whey products valued at $641 million were the most valuable dairy export categories. Read more.....
Heat stress in dairy herds
29 December 2011
The Department of Primary Industries has published advice on managing cattle in extreme hot weather to reduce the effects of heat stress on herds.
Study confirms safety of Australia’s food supply
28 November 2011
The latest Australia-wide study of our food has confirmed the overall safety of Australia’s food supply, according to the study released by FSANZ.
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