Fish oil
Summary
Risk. The use of lipids is not expected to pose any environmental impact.
This summary information comes from fass.se.
Detailed information
Fass environmental information
Fass environmental information for Omegaven (Fish oil, rich in omega-3 fatty acids, glycerol, and purified egg phospholipids) from Fresenius Kabi (retrieved on 2025-07-01).
According to the European Medicines Agency guideline on environmental risk assessments for pharmaceuticals (EMA/CHMP/SWP/4447/00), vitamins, electrolytes, amino acids, peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids proteins, vaccines and herbal medicinal products are exempted because they are unlikely to result in significant risk to the environment.
References
Author: Health and Medical Care Administration, Region Stockholm