Organic and non-organic milk study

FSA advice on milk, omega-3 fatty acids and health benefits:

Food Standards Agency - Nutritional differences between organic and non-organic milk

"The Food Standards Agency has concluded an assessment of the evidence provided by the University of Glasgow, on the nutritional differences between organic and non-organic milk.

The FSA has concluded that whilst this study shows that organically produced milk can contain higher levels of types of fats called short-chain omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced milk, the evidence suggests that these fatty acids appear to be of limited health benefit compared to the longer chain omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish." [full article at above link]

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