Earlier this week, standards body MarinTrust, announced plans to mandate recording of key data about fish byproducts for traceability and outlined its vision of blockchain’s role. Soon, when you buy Omega 3 fish oil, you may be able to discover all the details about its source.
Previously known as IFFO RS, MarinTrust certifies more than 50% of marine ingredients or fish byproducts such as fishmeal used in animal feed or food, and fish oil used in nutritional supplements.
In 2018 fish production totaled 179 million tons. Of that, 88% is eaten as food, with 12 percent as byproducts. And 80% of the byproducts are fishmeal and fish oil. That’s according to the 2020 SOFIA report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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