Omega-3 association The Global Organization for EPA and DHA (GOED) has launched a new "Proud Member" logo that its more than 80 members, including omega-3 suppliers and consumer product companies, can use on their products.
Omega-3 association The Global Organization for EPA and DHA (GOED) has launched a new "Proud Member" logo that its more than 80 members, including omega-3 suppliers and consumer product companies, can use on their products.
By joining GOED, members must comply with the association's strict monograph standards for omega-3s and adhere to a code of marketing ethics. View a list of member companies here.
GOED says the new logo allows member companies to emphasize their GOED affiliation. The logo can be used on websites, in business-to-business product brochures, or in other trade advertising and outreach campaigns.
"The logo program will help suppliers, manufacturers, retailers, and others interested in the health benefits of omega-3s to easily identify the companies who have met GOED's strict quality and ethics standards," said Adam Ismail, GOED's executive director. "Companies using this logo can be immediately identified as omega-3 industry leaders committed to increasing education on and awareness of the omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA."
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