Davidstow Cathedral City cheese firm pollution fine
One of the UK's biggest cheddar cheese suppliers has been fined more than £1.5m after admitting a host of pollution and odour charges.
The Dairy Crest Ltd plant at Davidstow, Cornwall, polluted the local area over a five year period up to 2021, killing fish and creating strong odours.
The firm, which produces Cathedral City, Clover and Country Life, said the issues had been rectified.
It was fined a total of £1.52m at Truro Crown Court on Thursday.
The judge said £272,746 costs had already been paid.
The court was told there were "plant failures", leaks and overspills at the company site, owned by Saputo Dairy UK.
Dairy Crest had previously admitted 21 of 27 charges, relating to pollution incidents and permit breaches, which were brought by the Environment Agency (EA).
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-c ... 914566.ampAnother food company with piss poor behaviour. I like their extra mature cheddar but don’t purchase it very often as the own brand stuff tastes just as good. There’s so much choice on the cheddar front I can’t be supporting these type of practices.
Ironically they’re “proud supporters” of the Prince’s Countryside Fund which exists to “improve the quality of rural life”.