In Canada
The sale of raw milk directly to consumers is prohibited in Canada Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's second largest country by total area and shares the world's longest common border with the United States to the south and northwest[10] under the Food and Drug Regulations since 1991.
Section B.08.002.2 (1)
| “ | no person shall sell the normal lacteal secretion obtained from the mammary gland of the cow, genus Bos, or of any other animal, or sell a dairy product made with any such secretion, unless the secretion or dairy product has been pasteurized by being held at a temperature and for a period that ensure the reduction of the alkaline phosphatase activity so as to meet the tolerances specified in official method MFO-3, Determination of Phosphatase Activity in Dairy Products, dated November 30, 1981.[11] | ” |
However, like the United States, Canada permits the sale of raw milk cheeses Cheese is a food consisting of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cows, buffalo, goats, or sheep. It is produced by coagulation of the milk protein casein. Typically, the milk is acidified and addition of the enzyme rennet causes coagulation. The solids are then separated and pressed into final form. Some cheeses also contain molds, that are aged over 60 days. In 2009, the province of Quebec Quebec , in French, Québec ( /kebɛk/ (help·info)), is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level modified regulations to allow raw milk cheeses aged less than 60 days provided stringent safeguards are met.[12]
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