WHAT THE FSA RESEARCH SAID

After consumers across the country were surveyed, three out of four people said one per cent fat milk was as tasty as semi-skimmed.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jan 2010, 18:05 BST
Updated 28th Jan 2010, 18:28 BST

n Just under half were unable to taste the difference between the two, and 94 per cent said low-fat milk was an acceptable alternative.

n Just under nine out of 10 consumers added that their children did not notice the difference when they gave it to them.

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n Drinking half a pint of full fat milk a day will cause you to consume 80 grammes of fat in a week whereas one per cent fat milk would reduce the fat intake to just 20 grammes

n Dr Clair Baynton said: “We tend to use milk on a daily basis so this small step will make a big contribution to reducing our saturated fat intake.”