Organic milk

In most jurisdictions, use of the term "organic" or equivalents like "bio" or "eco", on any product is regulated by food authorities.

[4][5][6] The weight of available evidence does not support the position that there are any clinically relevant differences between organic and conventionally produced milk, in terms of nutrition or safety.

The authors found 4 studies on each of beta-carotene and alpha-tocopherol levels in milk; differences were heterogeneous and not significant.

It also found that organic dairy products have significantly higher omega-3 to -6 ratio and Δ9-desaturase index than the conventional types.

[4] One review of the literature concluded the "available evidence indicates that regular and organic milk contain similar trace levels of chemical and pesticide residues.

The authors of the 2012 meta-analysis ultimately concluded that the review "identified limited evidence for the superiority of organic foods.

Any bovine growth hormone that might remain in conventional milk is not biologically active in humans because of structural differences and susceptibility to digestion in the stomach.

[15] Organic dairy co-ops have been a successful economic survival strategy for small to medium-sized producers in the American midwest.