Mineral Oil Hydrocarbon Resources

Last updated: October 15, 2024

This page is designed to curate all GOED resources regarding mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) as they relate to omega-3 oils and finished products.

  • GOED Industry Advisory on Mitigation of MOH [Link]
  • List of laboratories that can analyze MOH and have experience with omega-3 oils [Link]
  • Global MOH regulations [Link] (Updated 10/15/2024)
  • Letters submitted to the European Commission [Letter 1] [Letter 2]
  • Information about lubricants used by GOED members and associated information on MOH [Link] (Updated 10/9/2024)
  • Editions of The GOED Current and Breaking News Alerts (from May 2023 onwards) that highlight important MOH developments

    • June 28, 2024 - [Link]
    • June 10, 2024 - [Link]
    • March 18, 2024 – [Link]
    • February 26, 2024 - [Link]
    • February 19, 2024 - [Link]
    • February 5, 2024 - [Link]
    • January 22, 2024 - [Link]
    • December 23, 2024 - [Link]
    • December 4, 2023 - [Link]
    • October 23, 2023 - [Link]
    • September 6, 2023 - [Link]
    • May 1, 2023 – [Link]

  • Recordings of webinars and presentations on MOH:

    • Webinar: June 19, 2024 - Understanding Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) and Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons (MOSH) – [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – April 11, 2024 - Lionel Lagardère, ITERG, France – “ISO Method Development & New Trends in Mineral Oil Hydrocarbon Analysis” – [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – August 17, 2023 – Craig Mallon (DSM) – “MOAH Analysis - Guidance on Interpreting Chromatograms” - [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – May 25, 2023 – Austin O’Kelley (Noria Corp) – “How to Organize and Maintain a Lubricant management Plan” – [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – March 2, 2023 - Eileen Schulz (Kirchhoff Institute, Berlin) - “Mineral Oil Hydrocarbon Quantification” - [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – October 20, 2022 - Michael Fedorenko, (Artisan Industries) - "Artisan Short Path Stripper for the Contaminant Mitigation of Edible Oils" - [Link]
    • Technical Committee presentation – July 22, 2021 - Craig Mallon (DSM) & Gerard Bannenberg (GOED) – “Mineral oil hydrocarbons” - [Link]