All-natural milk that stays fresh for 60 DAYS will be on Australian supermarket shelves in March, says food technology boss
- The milk does not have extra preservatives or additives, and retains nutrition
- Queensland food bosses hope to export the milk all over the world eventually
- The company hope to build larger milk plants around the country beyond March
Food technology bosses have found a way to make milk stay fresh for 60 days, and it could be in Australian supermarkets by March.
Jeff Hastings, the CEO of Sunshine Coast-based food technology company Naturo, said the six-year project to elongate the shelf-life of milk is in its final stages thanks to a $1million boost from the federal government.
Details of the ‘world-leading’ patented technology have not been revealed, but Mr Hastings explained the multi-step process does not involve preservatives or additives.
It also does not rely on heat and maintains the original nutritional value of milk.
Milk that stays fresh for two months could be on Queensland supermarket shelves by March (stock image of a man shopping)
After regulators deem the milk fit for human consumption at the end of February, the funding will help the company finalise the product and export the first batches.
‘Queenslanders will drink our milk by March,’ Mr Hastings told the ABC.
He hopes dairy farmers will welcome the new technology and get a more profitable return on their product.
Matthew Trace, Queensland Dairy Farmers organisation vice-president, said local farmers will show interest if it results in better pricing for milk.
‘If it’s Queensland milk going into this product, that would be great, but if it’s Victorian milk being trucked up, that wouldn’t be great for the local dairy industry,’ he told the publication.
Mr Hastings said the milk is being Matthew Trace, Queensland Dairy Farmers organisation vice-president, said local farmers will show interest if it results in better pricing for milk.sourced from Mary Valley in Queensland and processed at a plant in Coolum on the Sunshine Coast.
Matthew Trace, Queensland Dairy Farmers organisation vice-president, said local farmers will show interest if it results in better pricing for milk (stock image of milk in a home fridge)
After the milk hits supermarket shelves, the company is looking to build a larger plant – possibly in Tasmania – with an extra 30 workers.
Mr Trace said the Queensland dairy industry would approach Naturo to see what opportunities were available for local farmers.
Minister for Technology Karen Andrews hopes the technology will support growth in Australian and around the world.
‘There are many countries that have limited access to fresh milk so we are keen to work with buyers and countries to provide them what appears to be an … excellent product for them,’ she said.
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