| The government, producers, suppliers and retailers | | | | acids, found abundantly in oily fish (such as |
| then began the shift towards going organic and | | | | salmon, herring and cod) and walnut and fish oil. |
| the result of this activity was a surge in the | | | | Omega-3s have been thought to protect against |
| number of farmers converting to organic | | | | cancer and heart disease. This high content is |
| production. The supply of organic milk increased | | | | great news as most people in the UK are |
| rapidly in response to market demand and financial | | | | deficient in Omega 3 fatty acids, which are also |
| support to convert to organic farming methods | | | | essential for maintaining supple and flexible joints, |
| that do not use artificial pesticides (insecticides, | | | | healthy growth and strong bones and teeth. |
| fungicides or herbicides) on pastures where cows | | | | But are these benefits just empty nutritional |
| graze. Organic cows are not fed GM cattle feed. | | | | superiority claims? Many commentators argue |
| This means that there is no possibility of GM or | | | | that the amount of Omega 3 is that small that |
| solvent residues being found in organic milk. It has | | | | people should eat fish at least once a month |
| been estimated that in the UK and the USA, our | | | | instead, and that buying organic milk for this |
| bodies contain traces of at minimum 300 | | | | purpose is nonsense. |
| potentially harmful chemicals absorbed from our | | | | The British Food Standards Agency says it will |
| food. Eating organically grown food and drinking | | | | review the matter but has yet to be convinced |
| organic milk is an easy way for people to avoid | | | | that organic milk is any more nutritious than non |
| these chemicals. | | | | organic milk. The lack of conclusive scientific |
| The popular press is going cow-wild over research | | | | research on the nutritional benefits of organic milk |
| that supposedly proves organic milk is healthier | | | | could lead to negativity in the overall organic |
| than conventional milk. Lets look into this a bit | | | | market. |
| deeper…. | | | | My thoughts are this….you pay an organic |
| Organic milk has all the nutritional goodness of | | | | price premium but you could be getting extra |
| non-organic milk but due to the cows more | | | | Vitamins, Omega 3, non-GM contaminated milk |
| natural diet, it also has some additional health | | | | plus supporting your green lifestyle and a |
| benefits such as higher levels of vitamin A, E and | | | | traditional way of farming. On that, I for one am |
| antioxidants. | | | | prepared to pay extra and will continue to drink |
| The main issue that the organic milk industry is | | | | organic milk. |
| advertising is the high content of omega-3 fatty | | | | |