DAIRY farmers are likely to come under increasing pressure to remove palm oil from cows’ diets following recent retail moves to cut the level of saturated fats in milk, a Newmarket-based supplier of energy supplements to farmers has warned.
Ufac UK sales manager Mark Townsend said retailer Marks & Spencer has made it known that it will be selling milk with 6% less saturated fat and Denmark announced tax penalties on foods with high levels of saturated fat.
In response, Ufac has developed products which are palm-oil free.
“Retailers will want reduced saturated fats in many food products, including butter, cheese and meat,” he said.
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