Cod Liver Oil

Marine Ingredients banks on content of omega-3 metabolites in its Bering Sea cod liver oil

25-Sep-2017 By Hank Schultz

Marine Ingredients, a division of KD Pharma, is refining the message surrounding its cod liver oil omega-3 ingredient to concentrate on its unique chemical profile, which includes significant amounts of important omega-3 metabolites.

Cod liver oil in youth doesn’t harm bone health in old age: 5000-strong study

19-Jun-2015 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Greater cod liver oil intake in earlier life does not harm bone mineral density later, Icelandic researchers have found.

Florida company packs pharmaceutical dose of omega-3s into cookies

16-Oct-2012 By Hank Schultz

A Florida company is offering omega-3s in a unique form–in a cookie–at a pharmaceutical dosage level.

Sachets, dissolvable strips and vitamin gum: Which new delivery formats have legs? Part II

12-Dec-2011 By Elaine Watson

Sprinkle and go? Manufacturers are seeking ever more appealing ways of delivering a meaningful dose of what’s good for us without making us pop pills. But which novel delivery formats for dietary supplements have staying power?

Nordic Naturals launches DIY omega-3 fortification solution

19-Oct-2011 By Elaine Watson

Nordic Naturals is targeting consumers that want to get the higher omega-3 dosages found in supplements - without popping pills - with the launch of a new “neutral-flavored” cod liver oil powder they can add to their own food.

Interview: Jan Haakonsen, ArcticSource1

ArcticSource1: Fish oil prices will inch up by 5% a year

01-Sep-2011 By Elaine Watson

Fish oil prices will continue to inch up by around 5% a year, according to one omega-3 industry veteran who has just set up a new business selling marine ingredients from the Nordic region to the US.

Fish oil sector finds diplomatic solution to Californian Prop 65 contamination case

06-Dec-2010 By Shane Starling

When several fish oil suppliers were sued in a Californian court over contamination issues at the beginning of 2010 many feared the worst for the sector, but Ocean Nutrition Canada chairman Robert Orr explains why the soon-to-be-settled case has yielded...

Supplement users may have better cancer survival: Study

31-Jul-2009 By Stephen Daniells

Lung cancer patients who were regular dietary supplement users prior to diagnosis may have better survival chances than non-users, says a new study from Norway.

Cod liver oil linked to less depression

14-Jun-2007 By Stephen Daniells

Regular and long-term intake of omega-3 fatty acid-rich cod liver
oil may protect people from symptoms of depression, says a large
study from Norway.

Mother's cod liver oil intake may increase baby's weight

05-Jul-2005

Taking cod liver oil in early pregnancy could result in a larger
baby, finds research out of Iceland.

Lysi doubles fish oil capacity with new plant

13-May-2005

Icelandic fish oils firm Lysi will double its annual production
capacity to 6,000 metric tons at a new plant opening next month,
writes Dominique Patton.

Old fashioned cod liver oil boosting UK supplements market

19-Oct-2004

Fish oils, and particularly cod liver oil, are proving to be the
mainstay of the UK's dietary supplements market, providing growth
in a market where profits are continually eroded by price
competition.

Seven Seas cod liver oil continues to grow

27-Jul-2004

The popularity of cod liver oil in the UK continues to boost sales
of consumer products at German company Merck KgaA.

Cod liver oil found to help slow osteoarthritis

16-Feb-2004

Cod liver oil has been shown to slow the destruction of joint
cartilage in patients with osteoarthritis, report scientists in
Wales, who say it is the first evidence of its efficacy on the
disease in a human trial.

Vitamin D, cod liver oil protect against diabetes

16-Dec-2003

Both vitamin D and cod liver oil, rich in omega-3, consumed early
on in life appear to reduce the risk of type 1 diabetes, suggests
new trials out this month. But neither study finds a positive
effect from supplements.

Fish oil supplements withdrawn in UK

24-Jun-2002

The UK Food Standards Agency has published the results of a survey
of dioxin and dioxin-like PCBs in 33 branded fish oil supplements
bought from UK retailers, and has withdrawn two batches from sale
after they were found to contain...

The scientific evidence behind cod liver oil benefits

14-Feb-2002

Scientists in Wales have new evidence that confirms the long-held
belief that cod liver oil is good for the joints. The Cardiff-based
researchers say taking a cod-liver oil supplement could delay or
even reverse the damage done to...