OMEN
02-06-2009, 02:55 PM
Illegal levels of the chemical dioxin have been found in milk produced at two dairy farms in Northern Ireland.
The cows had been eating the same contaminated feed which caused pork and beef to be pulled from the shelves just before Christmas.
The milk was distributed across Northern Ireland and the Republic.
The Food Standards Agency has not called for a withdrawal of products, but said it will test and restrict the milk until it complies with the law.
"The milk from these farms is usually mixed with milk from other farms before sale, so any finished product on the market is likely to be diluted and well within the legal limits for dioxins," said an FSA spokesman.
"The risk to health from either drinking the affected milk or eating products made from the milk is extremely low."
BBC
The cows had been eating the same contaminated feed which caused pork and beef to be pulled from the shelves just before Christmas.
The milk was distributed across Northern Ireland and the Republic.
The Food Standards Agency has not called for a withdrawal of products, but said it will test and restrict the milk until it complies with the law.
"The milk from these farms is usually mixed with milk from other farms before sale, so any finished product on the market is likely to be diluted and well within the legal limits for dioxins," said an FSA spokesman.
"The risk to health from either drinking the affected milk or eating products made from the milk is extremely low."
BBC