Healthy INSIDER Podcast 108: Vitafoods Insights--Omega-3 Restrictions in Indonesia

Omega-3 supplement restrictions in Indonesia have been reversed following pressure from the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED) and the local trade body, Asosiasi Pengusaha Suplemen Keshatan Indonesia (APSKI). The original restrictions from Badan Pom, the National Agency of Drug and Food Control in Indonesia, required supplements with more than 300mg of EPA/DHA to have a health claim and to include warnings for consumers. Jade Mitchell-Ross is joined by Dr Harry Rice, Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at GOED, to discuss the restrictions and recent reversal.

Hear more about global omega-3 use in this podcast with Dr Nils Hoem of Aker BioMarine and read this blog post from Katrin Berntsen about the Omega-3 Index Project.

Hear us talk with Prof Philip Calder about the almost endless health benefits of omega-3s in this podcast.

Hear us discuss the omega-3 category with Peter Clough, honorary secretary of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids, in this podcast.

Read this blog post for an overview of omega-3 health benefits and read this blog post all about the future for the omega-3 category.