British milk, cream, cheeses & butter travels less far from farm to shop so regardless of how carbon footprints are calculated it self-evidently has a lower carbon footprint.
Choosing British milk, cream, cheeses & butter means supporting British farmers whose work helps keep the British countryside the way we want it to look: no cows, sheep and goats – no countryside!
If you are not buying direct from a farmer or producer you might find it helpful to look for a quality mark. These mean that all stages of the food chain have been independently checked to ensure that they meet the required standards.
Most of the milk on sale has been pasteurised – a heat treatment that kills virtually all bacteria present in the milk without affecting the nutritional value and taste of the milk.
There are over 700 named cheeses produced in the United Kingdom. The flavour of the cheeses depends not just on the process used to make them, but also on whether milking has taken place in the morning or evening and how much grass the cows, goats or sheep have been able to eat.
