DAIRY REGULATIONS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1929, Page 7

DAIRY REGULATIONS

ENFORCEMENT URGED. DISCUSSION IN DUNEDIN. DUNEDIN, June 7. “Only the intolerance of the Departuent has prevented the enforcement if the regulations introduced by the department itself,” said Air John Fisher at the conference of the South island Dairy Association. He moved he following remit from the conference of factory directors j “That the .ttention of the Department be drawn o the dairy regulations, particularly hose relating to the cooling of milk iml cream and the cleanliness of byres, beds and machines, and this commitee urges the department to insist on nore strict observance.” , Air Fisher said that the only way he factories could improve the quaity of their cheese was by rectifying he causes of poor quality at the iniial sage, the production of milk. The lirectors realised that they were reading on dangerous ground in •ringing down the remit, but it was elt that the department should enorce its regulations. A member asked what period of iine it was proposed to allow farmers o place their plant in order. Air Fisher: They have had since 1968 to rectify the troubles. It is or tlie department to say whether ny further time should be allowed, 'lie regulations have been a dead otter, and we want to see them enorced.

Alr C. It. Smith said that bad milk applied was the cause of the evil, men complained of, viz, the openness if cheese.

Another farmer said that cooling of ood milk was advantagous, but the •ooling of bad milk only misled the factory managers.

A farmer urged, that the managers .liemselves should ascertain suppliers if bad milk and then ask for tlie enorcement of the regulations at the offending farms. “If the regulations are enforced bolus bolus it will cost many farmers £l5O to reeontsruct their plant,” said another farmer.

A member declared that if the regulations were strictly enforced in every case, many poo'ple would be driven from industry. He had often beard managers Say that they could office their fingers on suppliers of bad milk. Although his plant might not be right up to the requirements of the regulations, lie had never had a can of milk returned to him.

Several other farmers objected to the stringment enforcemnt of the regu'ations, which would entail the comolete reconstruction of plants of farms. A member said his manager had informed him that the faults of the heo c o were due mainly not to lack or •ffianliness hut lo tlie presence of mamoiH« in herds.

The remit was adopted offer :i favmm- had said the enforcement would he educational.