Krill omega-3 wins EU Novel Foods approval

Neptune Technologies & Bioresources, has overcome a significant regulatory hurdle by gaining a hard-to-come-by Novel Foods approval for its proprietary, patented extract of the omega-3 rich, micro-sized marine creature.
It also gained EU PARNUTS (foods for particular nutritional uses) approval which, combined with the Novel Foods go-ahead, means Neptune’s NKO ingredient can be formulated into:

• Dietary Supplements
• Functional Foods
• Diet Meal Replacements
• Dietary Foods for Special Medical Purposes