When I lived "Down South", I saw a film called the Moo Man. It portrays a diary farmer that loves his cows. He explains that raw milk contains enzymes that allow humans to digest lactose. When milk is "pasteurised" (killed), all bacteria and enzymes are destroyed, so pasteurized milk becomes toxic to humans. I believe this is one of the main causes of the current obesity crisis.
http://trufflepigfilms.com/the-mooman/
This is also confirmed by the Real Milk Campaign
Another consequence of pasteurisation is that milk can be kept for longer. So pasteurisation allows milk to be shipped over long distances.
My believe is that supermarkets in a search for the lowest price commodity, buy milk from low cost economies in Europe and ship it to the UK,, which has effectively wiped out our local diary industry. I am not arguing against globalisation, but I believe that this situation can be reversed.
1. Consumers need to be made aware of the dangers of drinking pasteurized milk (Obesity due to lactose intolerance).
2. A strong marketing campaign to drink real milk.
3. Real milk can only be stored for a few days, so needs to be sourced locally.
4. Sign up one of the supermarket chains (like Waitrose) to sell Real Milk sourced locally - in Yorkshire this would be from cows pastured in Yorkshire, eating grass grown here.
This would need a co-ordinated approach - Milk Marketing Board, Supermarkets, Dairy Farmers, and consumers.
