SupplySide insights April 2015 publication addresses South Antarctic krill fishery and its market positioning. Despite the great concern regarding krill overfishing, this is strictly regulated by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), the international organization responsible for determining fishing quotas and fishing locations (Marine Protected Areas or MPA’s). MPA’s are …
This ChromaDex Company report addresses the current lack of attention to the identity and testing for residual solvents in ingredients and products within the Dietary Supplement industry. Solvent extracted compounds, specifically in the area Tharos is heavily involved as it is in krill oils, is putting the supplement industry in jeopardy. Residual solvents, as defined …
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Latest Tharos report addresses current fishmeal supply constraints and its impact in fishmeal prices vs. krill meal capability, if any, to overcome, price-competitively, such constraint. For fish oils, krill oil is far from been an alternative for other pelagic-origin fish oils. Current krill oil market categorization does not allow so, in tonnage and price. …
NIFES Reports Low Levels of Contaminants in Marine Oils The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) in Norway has released its 2013 report on contaminants in fish and fishery products, including marine oils. The report included analytical results including dioxins, furans, dioxin-like PCBs, cadmium, mercury and lead. The results showed that the levels of …
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USA Corporation Chromadex recently released a report regarding residual solvents and their risk when not properly monitored. For solvents, these are used to produce or are produced in the manufacture of drug substances, dietary ingredients or excipients and in the preparation of finished products, both pharmaceutical and dietary supplements. Often these chemicals are not completely …
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Tharos has been granted dated Oct.21.2014 a new patent protection in the US for its solvent-free krill oil extraction process. Details at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=%22krill+oil%22&s2=process&OS=%22krill+oil%22+AND+process&RS=%22krill+oil%22+AND+process As it has recently happened in Australia and New Zealand, the process allows krill oil to be manufactured onboard fishing vessels, at-sea, directly where the capture takes place, 100% solvent/chemical-free. This unique …
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Same as with Australia, the Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has just accepted Tharos’ unique krill oil extraction process patenting rights. New Zealand acceptance shows Tharos Ltd krill oil extraction process to be unique and novel in terms of allowing krill oil to be manufactured onboard fishing vessels, at-sea, directly where the capture takes …
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Tharos has been officially informed by the Australian Government Patent Office of its acceptance of Tharos Ltd krill oil extraction process. The process allows krill oil to be manufactured onboard fishing vessels, at-sea, directly where the capture takes place and 100% solvent-free. This unique concept limits the amount of processing steps that otherwise might affect the …
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Mid 2010 Tharos generated a short summary of the history of the krill oil business and Tharos´ involvement in this industry. Several of current krill operators are listed and how Tharos cooperated with them, directly and indirectly. This is an interesting review of the krill oil industry viewed with 2010 eyes and its development since …
Following Tharos’ reports on Antarcic Climate change and its impact in krill fishing and other species, this report reinstates that climate change is a major threat to global biodiversity. Antarctic ecosystems are no exception. Climate change produces ‘winners’, species that benefit from these events and ‘losers’, species that decline or become extinct. On the winers …
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