Levels of milk dioxins within limits

THE Food Safety Authority of Ireland has said there are no public health issues after milk with illegal levels of dioxin were discovered on two dairy farms in Northern Ireland.

It is understood the contamination resulted from cattle on the two farms being given feed from the same Carlow-based source that resulted in Irish pork and beef products being removed from supermarket shelves before Christmas.

The Food Standards Agency in Britain said while there had been a breach of regulations, the levels of dioxin in the milk were much lower than those found in pork and beef.