Boston, MA—A new meta-analysis found that people who received omega-3 fish oil supplements in randomized clinical trials had lower risks of heart attack and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared with those who were given placebo. Researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital...
Silver Spring, MD—FDA announced in a press release that it “does not intend to object” to the use of qualified health claims stating that EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of hypertension and coronary heart disease. FDA responded to a health claim petition submitted by the...
Salt Lake City, UT--GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s, in conjunction with the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA), will be hosting a webinar on June 12, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT, to inform industry about the FDA's draft guidance on mitigation strategies to protect food against...
The U.S. Court of Appeals (USCA) for the Federal Circuit has upheld the decision of the International Trade Commission (ITC) to dismiss a complaint from Amarin Pharma, Inc., that certain companies were falsely labeling and advertising omega-3 products as “dietary supplements,” when they were actually “new drugs” as per the...
Salt Lake City, UT—The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has published the 2016-2017 update to its annual Global EPA and DHA Ingredient Market Report, according to a press release. The report details the 2016 and 2017 volume and value of the raw materials sector of the global...
Salt Lake City, UT—GOED has released an industry advisory regarding the correct expression of omega-3 fatty acid content in oils. EPA, DHA, and total omega-3s should be expressed in terms of weight, and not area percent. The advisory specifies that it should be expressed as free fatty acid equivalents in...
Saskatchewan, Canada -- Algarithm Ingredients announced the company has made a $100,000 annual funding pledge to GOED, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s. The pledge seats Algarithm on GOED’s Executive Council on Education and Outreach (ECEO), allowing Algarithm to take an active role in determining the direction of...
Salt Lake City, UT - Ellen Schutt has been appointed GOED's new executive director. She was previously vice-president, Communications and Education of the agency, and had been acting as interim executive director since the departure of Adam Ismail at the end of February. DSM’s Tom Feeley, chairman of the GOED...
Washington, D.C. — The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry, and the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), are seeking the dismissal of the Amarin Pharma complaint about omega-3 fish oil supplements. They have jointly submitted an amicus brief...
Salt Lake City, UT - The future of the omega-3 industry will be defined by how it communicates with consumers, and how it leverages science to remain credible. “I don’t think either of those things are things we’ve done to our fullest potential,” Adam Ismail, outgoing executive director of GOED,...
