Britons may be forced to only drink UHT milk 'to save the planet'

 

Last updated at 11:47am on 15th October 2007 Comments

 

DEFRA only wants 10 per cent of milk on sale to be fresh by 2020

 

 

 

 

It's enough to make you choke on your cornflakes. Britons may be banned from drinking fresh-milk in a Government inspired effort to save the planet from global warming.

Officials at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have put forward a proposal to switch 90 per cent of consumers onto UHT milk by 2020, to cut down on refigeration in stores.

Officials have calculated that carbon emmissions can be cut by switching to UHT or Ultra-High Temperature milk, because it does not need to be kept cool until it is opened.

The plan is set out in a government paper that was sent out to farmers' leaders and the dairy industry, according to The Times.

The paper states: "Retail and domestic refigeration is an area with the potential for significant impact reduction.

"The milk chain should enhance the development, marketing and placement of UHT milk products."

However, the proposals have outraged farmers who believe that consumers will simply drink less milk rather than buy long-life milk.

Gwyn Jones, Chairman of the NFU's dairy board who keeps 750 dairy cattles told The Times: "It makes no sense whatsoever.

"We have a long tradition of drinking fresh milk in this country and to suggest that consumers should be forced to change their drinking habits to UHT is preposterous and arrogant.

"Here we are in the middle of fighting two diseases and this pops up from Defra."

Jim Begg, Director General of Dairy UK, said consumers had already made their choice and preferred fresh milk. He said: "It is not clear to us how these proposals will deliver enviromental benefit and an attempt to artificially impose change against the clear wishes of the British consumer must be substantiated with evidence."

There was no comment from Defra last night.

:sick2:Horrible stuff. It should be confined to conference rooms and meetings, in those little tiny cartons

UHT is horrible stuff.

UHT is horrible stuff.

 

Well it looks like you might have to get "U"-sed to it!!:rolleyes:

I will buy black-market milk from the local farmers :P

I will buy black-market milk from the local farmers :P

 

And then you'll be arrested by Gordon's special "milk" squad!!:rolleyes:

I see.

No clue what UHT milk is, but it sounds disgusting. :sick: If it doesn't go bad, it can't be good for you...

Ultra-Heat Treated. It's what people use when they want long life milk

Ultra-Heat Treated. It's what people use when they want long life milk

 

And a short life themselves??:rolleyes:

Ultra-Heat Treated. It's what people use when they want long life milk

 

And don't have any taste buds.

 

The French love the stuff

 

You might be drinking it already.

And don't have any taste buds.

 

The French love the stuff

 

So UHT could just as easily stand for Ultra Horrible Taste........................ :rolleyes:

Have you ever drank it?

 

We have it at work in case of excess milk demand or if the milk delivery is late one day. You have the little packets in meeting rooms as it's easier and cheaper to stick the little packets on the table instead of fresh milk

Have you ever drank it?

 

We have it at work in case of excess milk demand or if the milk delivery is late one day. You have the little packets in meeting rooms as it's easier and cheaper to stick the little packets on the table instead of fresh milk

 

And if they're left around for too long, even they can go off!! It's disgusting!!:rolleyes:

Ugh. :tongue: Pasteurization is the way it is for a reason.

:o :o is the only one we have here (Spain) in shops, supermarkets, and stuff like that, since long long time ago :o :o

Never!