Health link to organic milk underlines market trend

By Joe Ayling | 11 September 2006

Research sponsored by the UK organic milk producers' association OMSCo reveals that organic milk contains higher levels of fatty acids than conventional milk. If the benefits suggested by the research are ratified by the Food Standards Agency, organic milk could become the latest organic food to be marketed on its active health benefits. Joe Ayling reports.

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Research sponsored by the UK organic milk producers' association OMSCo reveals that organic milk contains higher levels of fatty acids than conventional milk. If the benefits suggested by the research are ratified by the Food Standards Agency, organic milk could become the latest organic food to be marketed on its active health benefits. Joe Ayling reports.

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