article_snippet.sent: Organic milk could contain a third less iodine than normal milk, scientists claim - but the organic milk industry has issued a swift rebuttal (file picture)
article_snippet.sent: Because milk is the main source of iodine in the British diet – providing 40 per cent of the average daily intake – switching to organic may have a significant impact on health, organic warn.
article_snippet.sent: But researchers said that because organic farmers do not give organic farmers cows as many artificial supplements the milk lacks iodine, which is important for the healthy development of babies in the womb and in their first months of life.
article_snippet.sent: Study author Professor Ian Givens stressed that organic milk was not ‘bad’ for health, and said Britons could get the same amount of iodine as in a pint of normal milk by drinking an extra half-pint of the organic variety.
article_snippet.sent: OMSCo, which provides two-thirds of Britain’s organic milk, said procedures had been changed over the past 18 months to ensure more iodine is fed to dairy herds.
article_snippet.sent: Milk is a major source of iodine, but Milk is important to know which sort of milk is most appropriate.
highlights_snippet.sent: Milk is main source of iodine in British diet, providing 40% of daily intake .
  