Ocean Nutrition Canada Honours Wilmar International Limited for 2010 Most Significant Contribution to Human Health Award in the Omega-3 Sector

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (ots/PRNewswire) - Ocean Nutrition Canada
Limited (ONC), the world's largest Omega-3 EPA/DHA solutions
provider, and supplier of MEG-3(R) brand Omega-3 EPA/DHA
(eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid) ingredients, is pleased
to announce that it recently presented Wilmar International Limited
(Wilmar) with an award for 2010 Most Significant Contribution to
Human Health in the Omega-3 Sector.

In December 2010, ONC announced that it entered into an exclusive
long-term strategic agreement with Wilmar, based in Singapore. The
collaboration resulted in the launch of Wilmar's new Arawana 3A+
premium cooking oil containing ONC's Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredient. The
new cooking oil contains high inclusion levels of Omega-3 in its
leading and most widely distributed product - Arwana 3A+ premium
cooking oil. With 130mg EPA/DHA per serving this product has very
significant Omega-3 loadings, allowing Chinese consumers to easily
bridge the nutritional gap with this fortified food product.

On March 12th in Anaheim, California, during the Natural Products
Expo, ONC presented Wilmar with this recognition for its commitment
to addressing the Omega-3 deficiency in the Chinese diet. Wilmar's
commitment to increasing awareness of the importance of Omega-3
EPA/DHA, and to educating the Chinese consumers about the deficiency
in their diet can be seen in their advertising and promotional
activities including television campaigns, food education and cooking
shows, road show promotions (over 30,000), print and online articles,
as well as in-store and outdoor sampling displays around the country.
They also have held academic and scientific symposia with
international experts in the health and nutrition field to educate
the medical and regulatory communities as well consumers about the
significant health benefits of Omega-3 EPA and DHA.

"We are very honoured to have presented them with the award for
Outstanding Contribution to Human Health." Robert Orr, Chairman of
Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited, continued, "The commitment Wilmar has
made to addressing the dietary Omega-3 EPA/DHA deficiency of the
Chinese consumer, the research and development along with the
outstanding efforts and financial commitment to educating the Chinese
consumer about the importance of Omega-3 EPA/DHA in their diet is be
commended."

"We are honored to be recognized by Ocean Nutrition Canada with
this award. We are very proud to be able to produce Arawana 3A+ with
high-quality MEG-3(R) Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients." Mr. Bo Chen,
General Manager of Yihai Kerry continued, "Addressing the Omega-3
deficiency in the Chinese diet is extremely important to us and our
product may potentially have a significant improvement on the health
of Chinese consumers."

During the award ceremony, Adam Ismail, Executive Director of the
Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega (GOED), presented Wilmar
with a plus-level membership certificate into the (GOED) trade
association. "Arawana 3A+ is one of the more innovative products I
have seen on the market. Incorporating EPA and DHA into staple food
products is one of the best ways to establish these nutrients as a
core fundamental component of human nutrition." Adam Ismail
continued, "Which is why I am so pleased to see it being added to
cooking oil in a country like China where per capita usage of oils is
so high. I hope this can serve as a model for companies in other
countries."

About Wilmar International Limited (Wilmar):

Wilmar International Limited, founded in 1991, is Asia's leading
agribusiness group. It ranks amongst the largest listed companies by
market capitalisation on the Singapore Exchange. Its business
activities include oil palm cultivation, oilseeds crushing, edible
oils refining, specialty fats, oleochemicals and biodiesel
manufacturing, and grains processing. Headquartered in Singapore,
Wilmar has over 300 manufacturing plants and an extensive
distribution network covering China, India, Indonesia, and some 50
other countries to support a well-established processing and
merchandising business. Wilmar also manufactures and distributes
fertilizers and owns a fleet of vessels. The group is backed by a
multi-national workforce of more than 80,000 people.

Over the years, Wilmar has established a resilient integrated
agribusiness model that captures the entire value chain of the
agricultural commodity processing business, from origination and
processing to the branding, merchandising, and distribution of a wide
range of agricultural products. Through scale, integration, and the
logistical advantages of its business model, it is able to extract
margins at every step of the value chain, resulting in significant
operational synergies and cost efficiencies. For more information
about Wilmar International, please visit
http://www.wilmar-international.com.

About Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC):

Ocean Nutrition Canada Limited (ONC) is a privately held company,
whose major shareholder is Clearwater Fine Foods Incorporated.
Clearwater Fine Foods Incorporated is a diversified
holding/investment company whose significant holdings include a
controlling interest in Clearwater Seafood's Limited Partnership, the
world's largest integrated shellfish harvester and processor.

ONC is the world's largest supplier of Omega-3 EPA/DHA ingredients
from fish oil, marketed into the dietary supplement and food
manufacturing markets. To date, MEG-3(R) ingredients have been
included in over 94 billion servings of food and supplement products
worldwide. For more information about ONC, please visit
http://www.ocean-nutrition.com, and for information on the health
benefits of Omega-3 EPA/DHA please visit http://www.meg-3.com.

About Omega-3:

Omega-3 is a family of essential fatty acids (EFA), including EPA
(eicosapentaenoic acid), DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), and ALA
(alpha-linolenic acid). Oily fish (such as sardines, anchovies,
mackerel, and salmon) are the major known natural sources of Omega-3
EPA/DHA. ALA is found in plants, such as flax and chia. It is
important to note that EPA and DHA are the primary contributors of
the many health benefits associated with Omega-3. While the body can
convert ALA into EPA/DHA, it does so very inefficiently (typically
less than one percent), making it difficult to derive Omega-3-related
health benefits from plant-sourced ALA. Furthermore, although Omega-3
EPA/DHA is important to overall good health, the human body is not
able to produce sufficient quantities on its own, so supplementation
is required, either by eating oily fish or foods fortified with
Omega-3 EPA/DHA, or by taking fish oil supplements. Learn more about
the health benefits of Omega-3 EPA/DHA at http://www.meg-3.com.

For more information contact: Joanna Lane Ocean Nutrition
Canada Ltd. Tel: +1-902-480-3288 Cell: +1-902-488-0141
[email protected] http://www.ocean-nutrition.com

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For more information contact: Joanna Lane, Ocean Nutrition
CanadaLtd., Tel: +1-902-480-3288, Cell:
+1-902-488-0141,[email protected]

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