Fish Oil | Agricultural Marketing Service

Scope

Handling

Status

Closed

NOSB Review Documents

January 2007 Petition (pdf) requesting addition to §205.606 for use as an ingredient
2015 Technical Report (pdf)
March 2007 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf)
March 2007 NOSB Recommendation (pdf)
2019 NOSB review of §205.606 annotation
2019 Technical Report (pdf) (crops) (fish-based fertilizers)
April 2020 NOSB Subcommittee Discussion Document (pdf) (crops)
April 2021 NOSB Subcommittee Discussion Document (pdf)
October 2021 NOSB Subcommittee Proposal (pdf) (crops)
October 2021 NOSB Recommendation (pdf)

Rulemaking

Added to the National List, §205.606, effective June 21, 2007 (72 FR 35137)
AMS does not plan to act on this recommendation at this time (NOP Response to National Organic Standards Board Fall 2021 Recommendations) (2021).

Related Terms

Cod liver oil; EPA/DHA ethyl ester; Fish body oil; Fish oils; Herring oil; Marine lipid concentrate; Marine fish oil; Marine lipid oil; Marine lipids; Marine oil; Marine triglyceride; Menhaden oil; N-3 fatty acids; N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); Omega-3; Omega-3 fatty acid ethyl ester; Omega-3 fatty acids; Omega-3 marine triglycerides; Salmon oil; Tuna fish oil; Tuna oil; ω-3 fatty acids; Two omega-3 fatty acid components of fish oil: (4E,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoic acid; Cervonic acid; DHA algal oil; Doconexent; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA); Docosahexanoic acid (DHA); Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA).

Date Updated

07/14/2023