03.01.11
Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, has entered an exclusive, long-term agreement with Singapore-based Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar), Asia’s leading agribusiness, and a global leader in omega 3 foods. The collaboration between these two market giants has resulted in the launch of Wilmar’s new Arawana 3A+ premium cooking oil, which contains ONC’s MEG-3 fish oil. According to a national survey conducted by the Ministry of Health of the People’s Republic of China, the average daily intake of EPA/DHA of Chinese residents is only 37.6 mg/day. This daily intake is less than 25% of the EPA/DHA level accepted by the U.S. Institute of Medicine (IOM), and less than 10% of the intake recommended by the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL). Due to this deficiency in the Chinese diet, Wilmar, in association with the Chinese Nutrition Society (CNS), is launching Arawana blended oil enriched with MEG-3 fish oil, which will be available at supermarkets and traditional markets throughout China.
