Press Releases

  • GOED Announces New Board of Directors

    To reflect continuing membership growth, the Global Organization for EPA and DHA (GOED) confirmed it has expanded its board of directors to 16 members and appointed its officers for fiscal year 2011 during its November board meeting

  • Norway: We Need Better Analytical Tools for Marine Oils

    GOED has its own standard, which is also more severe. 'It's a very positive sign that the industry is establishing more stringent Pharmacopoeia demands " [Gjermund] Vogt stressed.

  • Australian Study Says Omega 3s Can Cut Health Costs

    The study looked at [other complementary treatments]," according to GOED. " All were found to be cost effective, but none as much as fish oils for reducing the costs of secondary cardiovascular disease prevention.

  • Omega-3 study doses were too low for heart protection, claims GOED

    GOED...has said this conclusion should not negate earlier findings of the fatty acids’ benefits at higher doses

  • GOED Offers 'Proud Member' Logo

    The logo program will help suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and others interested in the health benefits of omega-3s to easily identify the companies who have met GOED’s strict quality and ethics standards

  • Oh, Oh, Omegas

    [GOED] and a consortium of eight scientific, trade and consumer advocacy organizations filed a petition with the IOM asking the organization to convene an expert panel to establish DRIs

  • French fish advice balances omega-3 against contaminants

    Many suppliers of long-chain omega-3 (DHA and EPA) ingredients have strict controls on contaminant levels in their products, and members of [GOED] agree to adhere to a monograph on the quality of their products

  • GOED calls on US Dietary Guidelines omega-3 rethink

    GOED says draft US Dietary Guidelines ignore the role EPA and DHA supplements and fortified foods can play in the prevention of heart disease and other chronic illnesses in healthy people

  • Frost predicts buoyant global omega-3 growth

    Frost singles out the Global Organization of EPA & DHA Omega-3 (GOED) and broader trade groups as being a key driver in the segment’s growth

  • GOED Names New Board of Directors

    Over the last year GOED's membership has expanded to be even more representative of the rapidly changing omega-3 industry.