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UK-based The Dairy Council has said that efforts to undermine the nutritional benefits of dairy products are becoming increasingly based on ill-informed opinion which betrays a lack of scientific knowledge and understanding.
In recent months there have been a number of media articles and appearances by people making unfounded and inaccurate nutritional and health statements about dairy.
The latest example was published on the Daily Express website, headlined ‘Is milk giving you cancer? Seven reasons to ditch dairy’.
Dr Anne Mullen, director of nutrition at the Dairy Council, said: “Sadly, we are seeing an increase of articles and pronouncements by so-called experts who, it is quite clear, are failing increasingly to stick to the facts about dairy.
“The dairy industry is regulated very strictly in what it can claim in terms of the health benefits of dairy. But it is not in the interests of consumers and good food safety practice for people to undermine the nutritional qualities of dairy with impunity and with scant regard to scientific evidence. It is irresponsible.”
The Dairy Council has published a response to the Express article correcting the following points.
The practice of dietetics and nutrition in the UK is regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Association for Nutrition, respectively. The Dairy Council is staffed by registered dieticians and nutritionists and our remit is to provide evidence-based science on dairy and health. It is important that the public is given accurate scientific and nutritional information.
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