Industry Advisories

GOED creates technical and regulatory advisories for members and industry on an as-needed basis.

TECHNICAL ADVISORIES:

• This industry advisory brings together the current knowledge about potential points of contamination of EPA/DHA omega-3 oils with mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH), how to reduce the risk of such contamination and how to reduce MOH levels in EPA/DHA omega-3 oils that are known to contain MOH.

  MOH Mitigation (December 2022)

• This Industry Advisory provides practical approaches and tips to improve the accuracy of EPA and DHA quantification by GC-FID.

  Industry Advisory on accurate quantification of EPA, DHA and Total Omega-3 content of omega-3 oils by GC-FID (September 2022)

• GOED has issued an Industry Advisory assessing the issue of micro- and nanoplastic particle contamination in fish oils.
  Micro- and Nanoplastic Particle Contamination in EPA/DHA Omega-3 Oils (December 2018)

• This Industry Advisory outlines the correct way to express the content of EPA, DHA, and fatty acid content in omega-3 oils. 
  GOED Industry Advisory: Correct Expression of EPA, DHA and Total Omega-3 Fatty Acid Content in Oils (October 2018)

• GOED and its Technical Committee have developed guidelines for handling oxidation challenges in the processing of omega-3 oils, which can be accessed below. These are best practices and are not meant to replace the oxidation limits in the GOED Voluntary Monograph.
  GOED Best-Practice Guidelines on Oxidation Control(September 2017)

• GOED has issued an Industry Advisory on the recurring videos showing ethyl ester omega-3s dissolving a polystyrene cup
  Ethyl Esters and Polystyrene (May 2016)

REGULATORY ADVISORIES:

• GOED has issued an Industry Advisory on omega-3 immunity claims in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  GOED Advisory on Omega-3 Immunity Claims (March 2020)
• GOED has issued an Industry Advisory on regulatory oversight of dietary supplements claims in the US market.
  GOED Advisory on US Dietary Supplement Claims (November 2018)