Omega-3s & nutritional oils

HUM builds on beauty from within success with $5 million funding infusion

15-Nov-2017 By Hank Schultz

Beauty from within, a perpetually not quite ready for prime time category in North American, seems to finally have arrived with the success of HUM Nutrition, which announced an additional $5 million infusion of cash this week.

Aker invests in expensive promotion to boost overall omega-3 category

08-Nov-2017 By Hank Schultz

Claiming to be a category leader can be expensive. Aker BioMarine CEO Matts Johansen said his company accepted that challenge when it produced a pricey video highlighting the importance of testing omega-3 levels in consumers.

Orivo, GC Rieber oils to refine point of origin test to apply to concentrated fish oils

30-Oct-2017 By Hank Schultz

Norwegian scientific consulting firm Orivo has announced a plan in conjunction with supplier GC Rieber Oils to refine its testing technology to be able to verify the authenticity of concentrated fish oils.

ITC declines to hear Amarin's fish oils complaint

30-Oct-2017 By Hank Schultz

The US International Trade Commission has decided not to hear a case in which the fish oil drug maker Amarin sought to prevent the import of some omega-3 dietary supplements.

Enzymotec on board in Frutarom’s $168m natural and infant nutrition investment

30-Oct-2017 By Will Chu

Israeli flavour and fine ingredients firm Frutarom are now the owners of nutritional ingredients specialists Enzymotec in a €144m ($168m) deal for the remaining 81% of company shares.

Usage and confidence in supplements up, trust stays high: CRN data

20-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Seventy-six percent of US adults are using dietary supplements, an increase of 5% on 2016 values, according to results of the 2017 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements.

An industry first: Golden Omega gets Orivo certification for omega-3 concentrates

13-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Chilean omega-3 supplier Golden Omega has become the first omega-3 concentrate producer to obtain a certification from third party verifier Orivo, ensuring pure raw material sourcing.

GOED: The biggest opportunity is to educate healthcare providers in primary care

12-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

A new education program by GOED will seek to target primary care practitioners, with the focus on educating the people most likely to influence consumer purchases of the omega-3s.

Trade groups pleasantly surprised by FDA's request to ITC to not hear Amarin's fish oils complaint

12-Oct-2017 By Hank Schultz

The US Food and Drug Administration has sent a letter to the International Trade Commission asking that agency not to hear a complaint in which the fish oil drug maker Amarin is seeking to prevent the import of some omega-3 dietary supplements.

BASF: ‘We’re elevating the game around plant sterols’

11-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

For ingredients with a solid body of scientific substantiation for their cholesterol management claims, plant sterols perhaps do not get the attention they deserve from consumers and healthcare practitioners. BASF is seeking to change the conversation...

GOED chief on the oxidation issue, meta-analyses, and a new clinical trials database

10-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) continues to commission key studies to support the quality and efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids, with recent meta-analyses of the health benefits starting to impact policy and regulatory conversations.

GOED publishes guidelines for omega-3 oxidation control

09-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) has developed “GOED Best-Practice Guidelines on Oxidation Control” to help the industry to avoid oxidation issues and produce the highest quality products available.

Nutrasource teams up with DNA4 Technologies to offer botanical and herbal ID platform

06-Oct-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Canada-based Nutrasource Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Services has formed a strategic alliance with Baltimore-based DNA4 Technologies in order to offer cutting-edge species identification technology for botanical and herbal products.

CRN president hopes Supplement OWL participation will become ‘de facto requirement’ from retailers

05-Oct-2017 By Adi Menayang

Industry reaction to the new online registry for supplement products has been positive, said Steve Mister, president and CEO of trade association Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) at the SupplySide West 2017 show in Las Vegas last week.

An FDA-approved list of ‘old dietary ingredients’ may not be possible or responsible, warn stakeholders

04-Oct-2017 By Elizabeth Crawford

FDA’s undertaking to create a master list of ‘old dietary ingredients’ that could be sold legally in dietary supplements without first going through the new dietary ingredient notification process likely will fall flat, despite the agency’s best intentions,...

Swisse Wellness back in the USA after three-year hiatus

27-Sep-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Australian supplement company Swisse Wellness is re-entering the US market with its most popular multivitamins and supplements, which are now available for online purchase.

Marine Ingredients banks on content of omega-3 metabolites in its Bering Sea cod liver oil

25-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

Marine Ingredients, a division of KD Pharma, is refining the message surrounding its cod liver oil omega-3 ingredient to concentrate on its unique chemical profile, which includes significant amounts of important omega-3 metabolites.

Marine Ingredients launches platform pairing omega-3s, phytocannabinoids

22-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

Marine Ingredients has announced the launch of a new product platform that combines the benefits of omega-3s with those of phytocannabinoids.

Amarin's ITC case against omega-3s players decried as attempt to corner EPA market

19-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

As the concentration levels of omega-3 dietary supplement products have steadily risen, pharmaceutical manufacturer Amarin has moved to protect its competitive turf by filing a trade complaint against a number of suppliers and finished goods brands. Some...

Biochemists discover what makes olive oil help with weight loss

19-Sep-2017 By Emma Jane Cash

Biochemist researchers at Virginia Tech have uncovered the compounds responsible for olive oil’s ability to help with weight loss, shedding new light on the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet.

AlaskOmega launches DHA omega-3 concentrates

19-Sep-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Ohio-based Organic Technologies, producer of the AlaskOmega brand of fish oils, omega-3 and omega-7 concentrates, has launched new DHA-rich oils.

SPECIAL EDITION: OMEGA-3

Fish oil may help your genes to ward off inflammation

19-Sep-2017 By Tim Cutcliffe

The role of omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LC-PUFAs) in inflammatory diseases involves a diverse and complex set of mechanisms, reports a recent study in Nutrition.

How can firms enhance and improve omega-3 fish oil extraction?

18-Sep-2017 By Will Chu

There is much room to improve omega-3 fish oil’s green credentials for environmental, health and economic reasons as firms seek to shift from energy intensive extraction methods and organic solvent use. 

BASF teams up with InsideTracker for personalized nutrition & supplementation recommendations

18-Sep-2017 By Stephen Daniells

BASF and Segterra have announced a collaboration for BASF’s health ingredients brand, Newtrition, to provide personalized nutrition and dietary supplementation recommendations and scientific support for Segterra’s InsideTracker.

The Supplement OWL seeks to improve transparency

14-Sep-2017 By Paul Bolar, VP regulatory affairs, Pharmavite

At Pharmavite, we pride ourselves in the work we do and the products we make. Since 1971, we’ve been a leader in the health and wellness industry, and, with our Nature Made brand, have earned the trust of consumers, healthcare practitioners, retailers,...

Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition

Personalization cracks open can of worms in manufacturing operations, experts say

07-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

True personalization of dietary supplements could run up against formidable manufacturing compliance challenges, consultants say.

Special Edition: Personalized Nutrition

Push toward personalization will create new legal risks to manage, experts say

07-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

Offering personalized dietary supplements could open manufacturers up to legal risks, some of which go beyond those they are already subject to, experts say.

Milk fat globule membranes in infant formula could boost IQ and immunity

04-Sep-2017 By Will Chu

The addition of milk fat globule membranes to infant formula is linked to a child’s brain development, improved nutrient absorption and strengthening of the immune system, a review concludes.

DSM finishes sale of pharma assets to US firm

30-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

DSM has completed a major milestone in its restructuring into a smaller, more profitable and more focused company as it finalized the sale of its pharmaceutical manufacturing assets to US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.

Aker shuts lone krill oil plant due to Houston flooding

29-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

Widespread flooding in Houston has caused Aker BioMarine to close its lone krill oil processing facility there as a precautionary measure, the company announced today.

Rimfrost says review of two of Aker's US patents gives it leverage

29-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

A ruling by the US Patent and Trademark Office has reignited the krill wars, with Norwegian company Rimfrost AS claiming the ruling could invalidate all of the claims relating to two patents held by rival Aker BioMarine AS.

Online curriculum could boost supplement knowledge among doctors, paper finds

23-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

Online training of physicians in integrative medicine could help boost the number of family doctors educated in the value of dietary supplements in health and prevention.

Omega-3 supplements may slash cardiac death risk: Meta-analysis

23-Aug-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Consumption of omega-3 supplements may reduce the risk of cardiac death by an average of 8%, according to results of a new meta-analysis that pooled data from over 70,000 people.

Aker buys bulk krill oil business from Neptune

08-Aug-2017 By Hank Schultz

The krill oil market has been transformed with the announcement today that Aker BioMarine has bought the bulk oil supply end of Neptune Technologies & Bioressources for $34 million USD.

Meta-analysis supports potential of omega-3s for ADHD

31-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Omega-3s fatty acid supplements may improve symptoms and cognitive performance in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a meta-analysis of gold standard clinical trials.

Low omega-3 levels linked to prenatal depression: Taiwan study

31-Jul-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Omega-3 deficiency and heightened inflammation are associated with prenatal depression (PND), with the former resulting in longer depressive episodes, according to a recent Taiwanese study.

Fruit d'Or gets 'health maintenance' claim in Canada for cranberry seed oil

28-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

Fruit d’ Or has announced approval by Health Canada for the omega-3 and omega-6 content of its multifunctional cranberry seed oil ingredient.  The approved claim wording includes “for the maintenance of good health.”

GM plant-derived omega-3 successfully cultivated on commercial scale

28-Jul-2017 By Will Chu

Commercial production of omega-3 supplements sourced from genetically modified plants is the subject of research that could ease the pressure on traditional marine-derived supplies of fish oils.

ASAE honors Supplement OWL with Power of A Silver Award

27-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has awarded the Supplement OWL (Online Wellness Library) a 2017 Power of A Silver Award.

Science Short

Cannabinoids may be responsible for omega-3 anti-inflammatory effect: Study

20-Jul-2017 By Tim Cutcliffe

The anti-inflammatory properties of omega-3 fatty acids may be due to the action of endocannabinoids derived from them, suggests a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Omega-3 ingredient from local US fishery debuts

19-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

A new fish oil supplier has debuted on the market with a high DHA and EPA ingredient sourced from livers harvested from a local US fishery.

Special edition: Cognitive Health

Strict adherence to science backing only way to avoid memory claim pitfalls, experts say

17-Jul-2017 By Hank Schultz

Helping consumers maintain healthy memory function is one of the peaks many dietary supplement formulators seek to climb.  And it is one of the most likely targets for regulatory enforcement action, too.

The top ingredients for cognition, focus & mood

14-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Memory, attention and focus, development, mood; there are numerous ways that a nutrient or bioactive ingredient can affect cognitive health. But which have the most science, how do they work?

MCTs plus vitamin D show cognitive benefits for the elderly: RCT

05-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

A combination supplement containing medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), L-leucine-rich amino acids, and vitamin D3 may boost cognitive function in frail elderly people, says a new study.

MIT spin-off gets closer to launch of 3D printed supplements

03-Jul-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Multiply Labs, a spin-off company from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is gearing up for the launch of its 3D printed personalized supplements.

FMC to sell omega-3 business to Pelagia

27-Jun-2017 By Stephen Daniells

The Epax omega-3 business is being sold by FMC Corporation to Pelagia AS. 

Algarithm Ingredients Inc. launches with new algae-derived omega-3 ingredients

26-Jun-2017 By Stephen Daniells

In response to market demand for plant-based omega-3s, Algarithm Ingredients Inc. has spun out of POS Bio-Sciences and is offering vegetarian DHA ingredients from algal oil.

Science Short

Omega-3 deficient teenagers may become anxious adults

21-Jun-2017 By Tim Cutcliffe

Low omega-3 in adolescent mice leads to behavioural problems in adulthood, finds new study in The Journal of Neuroscience.

Aker BioMarine named as Norway’s ‘most innovative business’

16-Jun-2017 By Nathan Gray

Krill player Aker BioMarine has been named as Norway’s most innovative company by leading magazine Innovasjonsmagasinet, the company said.

Algatech Opens US Subsidiary, names Seguine as new US Head

16-Jun-2017 By Stephen Daniells

Israeli microalgae experts Algatech has opened Algatech Inc., a New York City-based subsidiary, and appointed industry veteran Ken Seguine to lead the new operation.