Organic Milk is the Best
Top scientists have urged the [UK] Government's food watchdog to recognize that organic milk has more nutrients than non-organic milk. The 14 scientists wrote to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), following new independent research from the Universities of Liverpool and Glasgow, which demonstrated that one pint of organic milk is on average 68% richer in health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids. It also has a favourable ratio of omega-6 to omega-3.
This is the first study to consider a cross section of UK farms (36 farms in total) over a 12-month production cycle. The new research confirms findings from at least three other studies. The enhanced nutritional benefit of organic milk is due to the cows' organic and more natural diet, which is high in fresh grass, forage and clover.
Unlike the FSA, the public has seized the good news message on organic milk: one in every 30 pints of milk sold is now organic. However this could mean supermarkets going abroad to meet the growing demand for organic milk. In response, OMSCo, the UK's biggest milk cooperative, is calling for a rise in the price paid to UK farmers for their organic milk. This is both to cover the costs of production, and to encourage more UK dairy farmers to convert to organic.
To read the scientists' letter and find out more about these studies, visit www.soilassociation.org/milk.
Source: Living Earth ed 228 winter 2006
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