Turban Explorer

Allah knows... But look at the side of the home brand Woolies (i think or Coles) stuff - definitely says Halal!

commonwealth

u forgot vagemite.

brissybee

I believe vegemite has now been inflicted upon other nations, including UK.

Pollyana

Yep, you could get vegemite in Sainsburys even before I emigrated, so thats pre-2003

moneypenny20

Must be Coles. Had a quick look at my Woolies milk and there's no mention. I still don't get why they would though, it's not like they have to kill the animal to get the milk. A cow's just a cow until the time of death surely?

chris955

Termites, thankfully they dont get those in the UK
Dont tell an Echidna they arent a food product

isgraham

So was I but I added that Aussies can't cook it properly either.

jad n rich

To get milk the cow has to be lactating, the calf is taken away at 5 days, the mother becomes extremely distressed, bellowing for the calf, the equally distressed calf, especially if its a bobby ( boy ) is slaughtered at 5 days old. Then we get the milk.

I know this doesn't answer the halal debate, but I cant touch Veal now knowing that, cant look at milk the same way either, always buying almond/oat milk, but yet to give up yogurt/cheese.

Animals Australia had a petition about it a while ago, enough to turn anyone veggie.

Turban Explorer

It's the cream. Can something be added from the dead animal like the rennet used in cheese?

moneypenny20

Sounds revolting. I've always assumed that milk was automatically full fat/cream and they took the fat out to make skim/semi skim. Wasn't aware they added stuff.

JoeBloggs80

Minties
Darrell Lea Liquorice

That was what my missus used to get her family to bring over to the UK when we there (along with twisties of course)

commonwealth

why cant u cook it urself
and there are nice brazilian restaurants in oz that cook deliciously the already high quality beef

OzSheila

If its "Thickened Cream" could have gelatine added which would come from dead animal.

scrubbedexpat055

Most mass produced milk is highly processed, and the cream content is tightly controlled due to cream being of high value.

Typically milk arrives from the farm in bulk tanker and is passed through a centrifuge (high speed spinner) which seperates the cream from the other parts. Then depending on what milk you are producing, a controlled amount of cream is added back to create milk of 0.1%, 1.0%, etc (skimmed, semi etc)

After blending the milk is homogenised which stops a creamline appearing in the milk when stored. Homogenisation involves passing the milk through a very tiny hole at hig pressure to "smash" the fat molecules, thereby preveting them grouping together and forming the creamline, the same happens to a number of fruit juices to stop separation in the carton.

If you lived in the UK many years ago, you will recall milk in bottles with foil tops and the cream head that would form, this now doesn't happen because of the above.

Occasionally you can go to a small dairy and buy milk direct, you would find this very different and it would feel much smoother, more velvet like on the tongue due to the higher fat content and larger fat molecules.

elice_in_oz

Indeed. Thickened cream is evil.
I only ever buy pure cream with no gelatine added. Cooks and tastes better.