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Vitafoods, one of world´s largest trade shows in human nutritional products celebrates its annual global nutraceutical event in Geneva (Switzerland), May 5-7th. For the first time, Vitafoods is launching the Omega-3s Resource Centre, co-developed with internationally recognized Omega-3 experts, GOED. Whether you want to find out more about sourcing, product development or regulatory issues, or …

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The following article explains why China fishing plan in Antarctica alarms scientists, BEIJING — Scientists studying the Antarctic’s marine life received some unexpected news this month: China plans to vastly increase fishing for Antarctic krill – small crustaceans that are a critical food for the continent’s penguins and other creatures. China currently harvests about 32,000 metric …

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SupplySide, Omega-3s insights shares video on Algal Omega-3s as part of their analyst desk. Although a newer supplemental source of long-chain omega-3s as compared to fish or krill oils, algal oil is gaining traction from its positioning, including sustainability and viability as a vegetarian source. If microalgae can overcome the challenges of scaling to industrial …

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SupplySide has published a very interesting report on tech savy omega-3s in cooperation with GOED. “Global sales of omega-3 finished products are expected to hit US$34.5 billion by 2016. With this type of growth, the industry is working overtime to find fresh sources of omega-3s—algae, krill, land-based sources, etc.—and working tirelessly to overcome challenges with …

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Latest Tharos report addresses current fishmeal supply constraints and its impact in fishmeal prices vs. krill oil and krill meal capability, if any, to overcome, price-competitively, such constraint. For fish oils, krill oil is far from been an alternative for other pelagic-origin fish oils. Current krill oil market categorization does not allow so, in tonnage …

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For much of the last year, the GOED Communications Committee has been working on a consumer-friendly infographic to help educate consumers on the importance of omega-3s. The infographic was recently completed and, as part of the Communications Committee, we are pleased to share it with all of you.  The infographic was written in DSHEA-friendly language …

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  The omega-3 coalition test market nearly doubled its sales target in Charlotte and returned the market to growth in just four weeks The coalition formed by the omega-3 industry to reverse the decline of omega-3 sales in the US has completed a successful test market in Charlotte, NC. In just four weeks, the integrated …

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