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The China Ministry of Health has approved omega 3 fish oil and fish oil powder as Novel Food Ingredients for all food and beverage categories and for all ages. Ocean Nutrition Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canda, was the lead company to start this submission more than two years ago and they provided a wealth of regulatory, scientific and safety information as part of the submission dossier in 2007. It is anticipated the Chinese market will quickly follow the lead of both North America and Europe, where omega 3 fortified food and beverage new product launches are showing impressive growth. Omega 3 DHA is already included in many Chinese infant formulas to aid in brain and eye development. DHA from fish oil already had regulatory coverage in China for fortification in infant formula and children’s foods.