So far, samples have been collected at Holsworthy - Devon, Sennybridge South Wales, Anglesey North Wales, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland, and Cumbria. Locations have been selected to represent a range of pyre types and conditions and give valuable information for the future. The postal dispute may delay the distribution of this information. It does not apply to milk that is generally consumed by most of the population as this milk is mixed from a variety of sources. As dioxins only accumulate in fat, skimmed or semi-skimmed milk are not affected.
Milk is an important part of a balanced diet.
If you only consume whole milk and whole milk products that come exclusively from animals grazing within 2kms of pyres, then you may wish to vary your diet with milk and milk products from other sources. Or, you may wish to drink skimmed or semi-skimmed milk. It is unlikely that there will be a significant amount of cheese from these sources on the market before the test results are known. Dioxin intake in the diet from eggs is very small. In addition, most birds are kept indoors and the majority of free-range birds are fed on bought in feed.