International marine certifiers Friend of the Sea (FOS) has certified Norway-based Calanus AS for its efforts to promote sustainability of its omega-3 enriched-products.
The certification allows Calanus to display the FOS eco-label on its products, which Dr Ole Petter Pedersen, Calanus’ Head of Technology and Sustainability said,
“verifies that zooplankton harvesting is done according to internationally accepted sustainability principles and follows a best-practice approach.”
As well as the use of omega-3 fatty acids in food supplement products, FOS’ eco-label can also be used on the firm’s protein derivate products that include its hydrolysate extract ed from the marine zooplankter