Editor: Maggie
DHA algal oil is moving towards a bigger "stage".
On October 26, 2023, after more than two years of evaluation and verification, the algal oil of Schizizuri (strain cabio-a-2), a leading listed company in the field of nutrition and health in China, finally passed the scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority's Expert Group on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens on the safety of the algal oil.
In the future, Jiabiyou DHA algal oil is used as a new EU resource (infant formula) for infants and subsequent formulas (IF and FOF) of Novel Food, in compliance with EU Regulation (EU) 2015 2283. In simple terms,Jiabiyou DHA algae oil was approved as a novel food in the European Union and passed the safety evaluation of EFSA (EFSA-Q-2021-00168, NF 2021 2445).
This will promote the wide application of DHA algal oil in the world, and also help Jiabiou DHA algal oil to enter the global market [1].
Message**: European Commission
Filing process and approved value
Application History
Since 2003, Schizostridium has been used as a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)-enriched algal oil**[2]. Jiabiyou algal oil DHA is an edible DHA-rich oil produced by a series of processes such as biological fermentation separation and extraction using single-celled algae, and the whole production process is in a closed and clean environment, which has the advantage of stable chain.
In 2017, CABIO submitted a request to the European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to provide a scientific opinion on the safety of Cabio-A-2 algal oil as NF, and the NDA subsequently evaluated the product's characteristics, production process, proposed use and level of use, daily intake, toxicology, human studies and allergenic data, and gave approval.
After the safety evaluation of Jiabiyou DHA algal oil passed the EFSA, the full text of the safety evaluation opinion of the European Food Safety Authority on CABIO-A-2 and the strain CABIO-A-2) as a new food for infants and subsequent formula (according to EU regulations) has been published in the Journal of the European Food Safety Authority. [3]
Impact and value of approval
Jiabiyou benchmarks the international cutting-edge technology and product quality requirements to provide high standards and high-quality products for the market. This time, Jiabiyou DHA algae oil passed the safety evaluation of EFSAIt means that its DHA and related products meet the EU quality standards and limited dosage requirements, and the product quality can ensure the fundamental interests of customers and consumers. This also means that the DHA algae oil developed and produced by Chinese enterprises has been recognized by the European Union, an important market in the worldIt will promote domestic DHA algae oil to the global marketIt will also help the commercial application of DHA algae oil in a wider range of products, and provide global consumers with more reliable and high-quality DHA product choices.
Jiabiyou algal oil DHA
The global regulatory advancement of Jiabio and the outlook of the DHA algal oil market
Global regulations are advancing
In fact, before passing the EFSA safety evaluation this time, Jiabiyou's DHA algae oil has been officially recognized and authoritatively certified in major markets in China and even in the worldIt has passed the audit of the FDA GRAS in the United States, the organic certification in the United States, etcThe details are as follows:
In January 2020, the US FDA-recognized GRAS expert panel collectively signed a contract to approve the DHA algal oil produced by Jiabiyou as safe and GRAS, and the application scope is infant formula and ordinary food.
In November 2021, Jiabiyou's "docosahexaenoic acid oil", "aquatic plant seaweed" and "DHA algal oil" products passed the organic certification in the United States.
Among them, GRAS, as an evaluation mechanism for the safety of food raw materials by the US FDA, has been widely recognized in North America and many regions around the world, and is also one of the requirements of international customers, and is an important pass for new food raw materials to open the international market. The certification standards of American organic certification are very strict not only for the pre-market quality analysis and identification of the product itself, but also for the production, processing and transportation of the product. Under the U.S. Organic Farming Act, all organic products marketed in the U.S. should be inspected and certified by a USDA-recognized certification body, and imported products must comply with this requirement.
The organic certification of DHA means that DHA-related products can not only meet the robust and safe application in traditional fields such as infant formula and ordinary health food, but will also be further expanded to the addition of organic food in the global organic food field to meet the needs of downstream customers with higher selection standards for organic raw materials.
Over the past 20 years, Jiabiyou DHA has advanced all the way, and its products have obtained the China New Food Raw Material Certification, passed the FDA GRAS audit and the American organic certification, and passed the EFSA safety evaluation as a novel food, etc., which means that the high safety and quality of their DHA algal oil are traceable. And the output is not limited by resources, which is a green and sustainable first-chain mode, which meets the needs of the long-term development of the future industry.
The era of the rise of DHA algal oil
At present, with the discharge of nuclear contaminated water in Japan and the long-standing problem of marine pollution, consumers are increasingly questioning the safety of fish oil, and various factors will accelerate the substitution of fish oil. At the same time, safer DHA algal oil is becoming a new outlet in the market.
It is important to know that microalgae are rich in EPA and DHA, and the current commercial raw materials are mainly fermented strain culture, which consumes less resources in the whole process and is not affected by external environmental factors. This is one of the great advantages of DHA algae oil. Taking the production of DHA algal oil as an example, the strains are extracted from Schizochytrium and cultivated in a closed system through microbial fermentation technology, which will not be affected by heavy metals such as marine lead, mercury, arsenic, organic matter (such as DDT, HCB, etc.) and external harmful substances. This is a major winning factor for the competition in the DHA end market.
As early as 2021, the National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation issued a new national standard for infant formula to enforce the lower limit of DHA added to infant formula, and increased the upper limit, and the maximum addition of DHA compared with the old and new national standards increased by 5105%, the release of the new national standard for infant formula food constitutes a major positive for algal oil DHA.
According to Straits Research, the global algae omega-3 ingredient market size was 9$751.4 billion. It is expected to reach 29 by 2031$66.9 billion, growing at a CAGR of 1316%。In the downstream terminal market, DHA algal oil products are also very popular, and brands such as Childlife, Nature's Way, Autili, and Tomson Beijian have developed related products. According to data released by the China Business Industry Research Institute, the market size of China's maternal and infant algal oil DHA is increasing year by year and is expected to reach 119 in 20235.7 billion yuan. Based on factors such as domestic and global regulations, entrants, production technology innovation, raw materials and terminal new product launches, the market potential of DHA algal oil is very considerable.
Nowadays, the regulations of Jiabiyou DHA algae oil in the world's major markets are blooming, and it is expected to become the leading player and leading merchant in the global DHA algae oil market, and will also bring more possibilities for downstream terminal finished products. Behind this is inseparable from Jiabiyou's long-term deep cultivation and investment in technology research and development.
Deeply cultivate technology R&D and innovation, and continue to optimize product structure
As an industry benchmark enterprise established in 2004 and about to celebrate its 4th anniversary (December 19, 2023), Jiabiyou's deep cultivation and investment in technology R&D and innovation are clearly visible.
In the past four years, Jiabiyou has invested a total of 11.2 billion yuan (including the first three quarters of 2023),The proportion of deep cultivation and investment in technology R&D and innovation is much higher than the industry average. As of the end of June 2023, Jiabiyou has a total of 129 authorized intellectual property achievements, including 120 invention achievements.
Specific to the core business, for 4 consecutive years, the core products such as ARA and DHA have been continuously advanced, and have successively passed the safety verification of the European Union, the United States and other authoritative institutions, and the pace of the global market has been accelerating. At the same time, the HMOS of Jiabiyou's layout also ushered in good news. In 2023, the approval of domestic HMOS regulations will be accelerated, which is a major benefit to the development and commercialization of Jiabiyou HMOS, and they have been carrying out relevant product research and development, regulatory access, customer development and capacity construction simultaneously.
In terms of scientific research cooperation, in the fields of dairy products, big health, synthetic biology and other fields, Jiabiyou has also deepened its scientific research innovation and project cooperation with leading enterprises such as Feihe, Junlebao and Beinmei.
At the same time, the implementation of factories and innovation centers is also being promoted. The Jiabiyou intelligent manufacturing plant was successfully put into operation and achieved high-quality output in October this year, which laid a solid foundation for the company's production capacity improvement and product structure optimization. In the company's R&D center project, the stage goal has also been achieved. In November this year, the theme construction project of Jiabiyou Wuhan Synthetic Biology Innovation Center was capped as scheduled. In the future, the 70,000 square meters of R&D and industrial transformation space of the Innovation Center will build a full-chain synthetic biology transformation platform and increase the development of the synthetic biology industry.
Jiabiyou intelligent manufacturing factory.
Based on the industry, the rise of DHA algal oil, the arrival of HMOS outlets, and the forward-looking layout of synthetic biology. Behind these seemingly successful products and business choices today is Jiabiyou's insistence on driving technological innovation, and it is also an important result of the company's continuous improvement and optimization of product structure and real-time insight into industry trends.
At present, Jiabiyou has formed five business lines: human nutrition, animal nutrition, personal care and cosmetics, synthetic biology and biomedicine, many of which have ushered in a good period of development. With the persistence of innovation-driven, they are expected to become a strong competitor in the global nutrition and health industry, and will also become an important force in China's nutrition and health industry.
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