10.01.07
Adam Ismail, executive director, GOED (Global Organization for EPA and DHA), discusses sourcing and new EU hygiene regulations that may significantly affect the omega 3 supply chain.
"Omega 3's represent one of the hottest categories in the industry today, both in the food and supplement spaces. The retail side gets a significant amount of coverage, but there are also several developments on the raw material side that will help shape the market in the coming years.
"A major concern right now is EU legislation that could result in a ban of omega 3 products from fish oil in the EU due to the inclusion of fish oils in the seafood hygiene regulations. The core problem is that most crude fish oil is a byproduct of the fishmeal industry, which serves the aquaculture and animal feed market. But under hygiene regulations only fish oils from fish for human consumption would be allowed into the EU. The legislation, while well intentioned, does not take into account the effects of refining on fish oils. The entire purpose of the refining step is literally to make fish oils palatable and acceptable for human consumption. The industry is working hard to
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