date:Apr 16, 2013
The UKs Food Standards Agency (FSA) is soliciting opinions on an application made by DSM to widen the use of two algal oils under the Novel Food Regulation (EC) No. 258/97.
The two applications are to extend the use of two algal oils, which are both a source of omega-3 fatty acids and extracted from two different strains of Schizochytrium microalgae: a docosahexaenoic acid-rich algal oil ('DHA-rich') and an eicosapentaenoic acid-rich oil ('EPA-rich').
Extending the use of both oils in this way