SD Bioscience Obtains FDA GRAS Certification for 'Enzyme-Treated Krill Oil'... "Accelerating Development of Health Functional Food Ingredients"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] SD Bioscience (CEO Park Seolwoong) announced on the 3rd that its self-developed "enzyme-treated krill oil" has received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) certification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

SD Bioscience possesses technology to manufacture and produce krill oil that is safe from organic solvents and heavy metals by applying enzyme technology to Antarctic krill. This is the second GRAS certification in the industry.

SD Bioscience has registered patents for the technology to manufacture enzyme-treated krill oil in 10 countries worldwide and is conducting B2B raw material business domestically and internationally.

Currently, SD Bioscience is conducting human application trials to develop a individually recognized health functional food with the efficacy of "improving blood triglyceride levels" using enzyme-treated krill oil. Once the human application trial results are secured in August, the company plans to apply to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for review of the individually recognized health functional food raw material.

Additionally, through industry-academia collaborative research, SD Bioscience is conducting further functional studies to confirm various efficacies of "enzyme-treated krill oil." Together with CJ Wellcare, they have won this year's R&D project from the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology Promotion and are also developing raw materials for individually recognized health functional foods aimed at "improving prostate function."

An SD Bioscience official stated, "With growing interest in krill oil, safety certification through GRAS and functional certification through recognition as an individually recognized health functional food raw material will reaffirm the excellence of enzyme-treated krill oil, making it more advantageous for entry into global markets including the U.S. as well as domestically."

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