Here is the statement that Dr Hull gave to the court:
I, Ronald Robert Hull, being of sound mind and body and duly sworn, do hereby make the following statements based on my personal knowledge and to the best of my information and belief
I am a resident of Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia.
I earned my Bachelor of Science (Honors), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1967 and 1971 respectively
My PhD thesis topic was the Mode of action of Colicins. Colicins are antibiotics produced by certain strains of Escherichia coli em
I completed my post-doctoral training in the Molecular Oncology section of the Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Centre, Palo Alto, California in 1974.
In the period 1974 to 1984 I was a Research Scientist at the Dairy Research laboratory, Division of Food Science and Technology, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial research Organization (CSIRO) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. During that time I developed a new technology for control of virus infection in dairy fermentations. The technology was widely adopted by the Australian dairy industry and is now used worldwide
I was Curator of the CSIRO Starter Culture Collection, the primary reserve of several thousand strains of lactic acid bacteria used by the Australian dairy industry to manufacture cheese and fermented milks.
I was a guest researcher at Christian Hansen Laboratories, Denmark in 1985, researching commercial production of lactic cultures for cheese manufacture and probiotic cultures
In the period 1986 to 1994 I was Head of the Dairy Microbiology section in the CSIRO Division of Food Science in Melbourne. In this period a probiotic product was developed for oral immunization against rotavirus disease in newborn horses; and killing factors active against Helicobacter pylori were identified from lactic acid bacteria
In the period 1994 to present I am Principal Consultant and owner of Ron Hull & Associates, a technical food consulting business with clients in milk production and processing, distribution and retailing. I am also Technical Director of Semor Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, a bakery ingredient supply company.
I was Chairman of the Organizing Committee for the First International Conference on Intestinal Micro-flora and Human Health, held in Australia in 1996.
I am a coauthor of several books on dairy microbiology and fermented foods.
I have published more than 80 peer-reviewed articles on dairy microbiology, lactic acid bacteria, probiotics and the use of probiotics to control disease.
During my career, I have been a member or officer of five professional organizations.
I have taught dairy microbiology, dairy technology, and food microbiology and food safety to science and graduate students at the University of Melbourne and the Victoria University of Technology for twenty years
I have served as a member of the Reference Group to the Food Standards Committee of the Victorian Department Health for five years.
I have testified several times in courts of law as an expert in dairy microbiology and food safety.
A true and accurate copy of my professional curriculum vitae is attached as Attachment A
Based on my professional training, education and experience I will be offering testimony on the topics outlined below
Raw milk is a safe food that provides immunity to infection. It is the first food of newborn mammals including man. It contains immunity factors and lactic acid bacteria that colonize the gastrointestinal tract establishing a microbial ecosystem that is stable and provides immunity to infection by pathogens.
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