Canadian ingredients company Ocean Nutrition has received GRAS
status for its omega-3 powder fish oil product, used in supplements
beneficial to the heart. The award opens up opportunities for the
ingredient's inclusion in more...
Japanese firm Nippon Suisan Kaisha is expanding capacity for
functional oils, including the fatty acids DHA and EPA, by 70 per
cent, to meet growing demand both on the home market and overseas.
The US food watchdog this week issued a 'tentative final rule' that
amends the current GRAS status for a fish oil used in food
ingredients, to control consumer intake of omega-3 fatty acids.
Boosting levels of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in the blood and
eating about three fish meals each week can almost halve the risk
of Alzheimer's disease in elderly men and women, reported
researchers in the US last week, confirming...
German speciality ingredients supplier Nutrinova has collaborated
with Swisscaps, a capsule provider for pharmaceutical and dietary
supplement companies, to develop soft gel capsules containing its
DHActive omega-3 oil.
Norwegian fatty acid manufacturer Pronova Biocare has launched a
supplement targeted specifically at women under its consumer brand
Triomega. The product contains omega-3 fatty acids, calcium,
vitamin D and the antioxidant vitamin...
Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition, the Dutch supplier of lipid-based
health ingredients, has received FDA confirmation of GRAS status
for its Marinol C-38, an omega-3 fatty acid product.
Loders Croklaan Lipid Nutrition, the Dutch health ingredients
company recently put up for sale by Unilever, has launched two new
marine-based omega-3 fatty acid products in the US.
Supplementing children's diet with omega-3 fatty acids, selenium
and vitamin A can help reduce the need for antibiotics to treat
middle ear infections.
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in significant quantities in salmon,
swordfish, and tuna will help relieve depression in people already
in maintenance therapy for depression, a recent study shows. The
research carried out in Israel supports...