Eamon Fenlon, managing director of Jersey Dairy, said that any decision by local retailers to import milk from the UK could lead to the end of one of the Island’s iconic industries.
He said: ‘I would ask shopkeepers to consider whether they want to be responsible for the decimation of the dairy industry in the Island and the consequences for the countryside.’
Guernsey is facing a debate over the future of its dairy industry after a businessman began to sell English fresh and UHT milk in his store.
Pound World Plus owner Nigel Staples has been selling the milk since November, and is taking advice over the legality of his move.
