A group of international companies have come together to form a new Omega-3 trade association called the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED Omega-3).

A group of international companies have come together to form a new Omega-3 trade association called the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3 (GOED Omega-3). The Association met officially for the first time on October 6 during Expo East in Baltimore, Maryland. The meeting is was a jump start to this international not-for-profit trade association, which is committed to increasing the market and regulatory approvals for EPA & DHA based products, developing EPA and DHA consumer awareness and education strategies, and implementing quality standards and other measures that will protect the Omega 3 EPA/DHA category. GOED Omega-3 is comprised of EPA and DHA Omega-3 industry processors, refiners, manufacturers, distributors, marketers and retailers, as well as secondary associates and other interested parties including healthcare professionals, educators, and researchers. Based on the commitment from the initial 12 founding members, a new office for the trade association has opened in Salt Lake City, Utah. The following list represents the current founding member companies: Cargill; Ceres Consulting; Croda; Demomega; EPAX; Lipid Nutrition; Lonza; Marine Nutraceuticals; Martek Biosciences; Napro Pharma AS; Ocean Nutrition Canada; and OmegaPure.