By Ellen Schutt, Executive Director, GOED
The year 2019 was a solid one for the omega-3 business, with sales remaining steady. In the US, the market was mostly flat, but strong regional growth in the Asia-Pacific region and other emerging markets led to category growth overall.
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Reducing meat and dairy consumption will cut methane and allow forests to thrive
Damian Carrington Environment editor, The Guardian
Livestock production needs to reach its peak within the next decade in order to tackle the climate emergency, scientists have warned. They are calling for governments in all but the poorest countries to set a date for “peak meat” because animal agriculture is a significant and fast-growing source of global greenhouse gas emissions.
The global omega-3s market grew 2.3% in 2018 from the previous year on a tonnage basis, according to a report released by GOED.
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Research indicates that EPA and DHA omega-3s may affect the brain’s corticolimbic circuit maturation.
Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders and are a major cause of disability globally. [...]
Commercial fishers are "bulldozing" ocean floors, says Greenpeace. Its calculations show that in the 2017-2018 fishing season, New Zealand commercial fishing vessels destroyed up to 3000 tonnes of coral and other vulnerable species through bottom trawling.
Read the full article by Amber Leigh-Woolf.
