August 2016

How the recently published NDI Draft will impact the supplement industry?

A tough impact according to some industry players based on FDA’s approach to the “supercritical extraction process”. Nutraingredients-USA.com expands on the recent NDI draft publication and its potential implication on the supplements world. Well known extracted compounds may find themselves being extracted by a “new” process, following FDA’s recent publication. Follow Nutraingredients-USA.com news.

Will the South Antarctic krill fishery exist by end of this century?

Not much of it as recently published on “Geophysical Research Letters“. This is a research made at the University of Yale by Andrea Piñones and Alexey Fedorov titled “Projected changes of Antarctic krill habitat by the end of the 21st century“. Mrs. Piñones explains that the South Antarctic krill biomass has shrunk between 80 and …

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South Antarctic krill fishery remains the best managed fishery in the world

The Sustainable Fishery Partnership (SFP) released on Aug.22nd its annual sustainability overview of reduction fisheries for 2016. The overview covers twenty of the most significant fisheries used for the production of fishmeal and fish oil (with a total catch in excess of 7.8 million tonnes). It does not include reduction fisheries in Asia because of limited …

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Omega-3 study aims to give Soldiers a cognitive advantage

This is a real breakthrough for the Omega3 category in general, and krill oils in particular. The US Army is starting a study that will determine if omega-3 supplementation improves cognitive processes in high-performing warfighter, krill oil specifically. The Aug.2016-May/Jun.2018 study has been named “The Ranger Resilience and Improved Performance on phospholipid bound Omega-3s“, conducted …

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The Omega-3 Family. Working Material. Chemistry and Particulars

We are proud to share with you one of Tharos’ technical reports on the Omega-3 family. This is an internal working material used to understand the chemistry, risks and benefits of Omega-3s. It includes the understanding of the overall Omega-3 family, biological significance, health benefits and risks, consumption concepts and research, among others topics. Please …

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