North Cork Creameries has temporarily ceased production at its major dairy facility in Kanturk after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice to suspend all discharges from its wastewater treatment plant into the River Allow over breaches in licence conditions.  The farmer-owned co-operative is a relatively small player in the dairy processing market, exporting milk powder and butter as well as supplying the likes of Kerrygold. It has a processing capacity of close to 315 million litres of milk a year, works with around 100 farmer suppliers and employs around 100 people across its business. It has bumped up…

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