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Huile de poisson in food supplements

2,928 supplements declared in France contain Huile de poisson as a substance or active ingredient.

Other names in the Compl'Alim list: fish oil, Fish oil.

Compl'Alim declarations. Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What health agencies say

An opinion says what the agency recommends; it is not a rule binding on the product.

The BfR states that omega-3 preparations may increase the risk of atrial fibrillation in people with existing or threatening heart disease. It recommends that these people take such preparations, including supplements, only after talking to a doctor, especially over a long period.

BfR, opinion of 16 November 2023, 057/2023.

What we know about this ingredient

Associated research

ClinicalTrials.gov · A trial is not proof: it tests a hypothesis.

2026-11-01

In plain words

À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants

Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (Huile de poisson) : œil / vision (737 produits), artères et cholestérol (351 produits), mémoire (280 produits), système nerveux (266 produits), immunité (244 produits).

Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.

Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.

What the registers say, country by country

Each line repeats what an official register says on the date it was consulted. Not being in a register means neither allowed nor banned.

Novel food catalogue (European Union), entry “Fish oil”, part “Concentrated fish oil high in long chain monounsaturated fatty acids extracted from mackerel and/or herring” only: Consommé de façon significative dans l'Union avant le 15 mai 1997 : ce n'est pas un nouvel aliment, il n'a pas besoin d'autorisation à ce titre.

POL-NF-08821. Novel Food Catalogue (status of products under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283), retrieved 21 October 2026.

Health claims register (European Union): 0 authorised and 1 refused claim(s) for this substance.

EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Compl'Alim ingredient list (France): listed.

Compl'Alim, reference list of ingredients, retrieved 21 October 2026.

Canada, licensed natural health products (LNHPD): 3126 products.

Licensed Natural Health Products Database (LNHPD), Health Canada: licensed products, ingredients, doses, uses and risks, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Health Canada, LNHPD)

Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada 2.0 (OGL-Canada 2.0)

United States, supplement labels (DSLD; supplements need no prior approval): 963 products.

Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD), US National Institutes of Health: current and off-market labels, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Source: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, Dietary Supplement Label Database (CC0); US market labels.

Malaysia, registered products: 320 products.

NPRA, Malaysian pharmaceutical products register, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Ministère de la santé de Malaisie / NPRA, Pharmaceutical Products, CC BY 4.0

CC BY 4.0

Taiwan, registered products: 509 products.

TFDA, Taiwan tablets, capsules and medical nutrition registers, retrieved 27 October 2026.

Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Open Government Data License, version 1.0

Official warnings (Health Canada)

FISH OIL

Route of administration: Oral

Cautions and warnings

Pain of rheumatoid arthritis

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms worsen.

Healthy mood balance

Ask a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have psychological disorders such as anxiety or depression.

Health Canada monograph dated 25 September 2026

Texts from the monograph of Health Canada, the Canadian authority, reproduced without modification. They do not replace medical advice.

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