The OMSCo attribute the increase following the three-year project they initiated to increase the levels of iodine in organic milk in response to industry concern that levels were below conventional milk.
Richard Hampton, OMSCo managing director, said: “Since implementing the programme, we’ve seen a consistent upward trend in iodine levels and the latest independent results from 58 tests of whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk show, for the first time, that the average level of iodine in organic milk is 11% ahead of the conventional average in finished milks.”
Based on the results, an average 200ml serving of organic milk provides 74% of an adult’s daily iodine requirement.
OMSCo, the British organic dairy cooperative, has 270 farmer members across the UK and an annual turnover of £100 million.