Dairy group and cheesemaker Lactalis McLelland today became the latest firm to admit its part in the price-fixing scandal thought to have cost consumers around £270m (€361m).

Supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury’s were today fined over their roles in a dairy price-fixing scandal thought to have cost consumers around £270m (€374m).

Leading UK supermarkets and dairy processors were today accused of fixing the prices of milk, butter and cheese.