As omega fatty acid steadily gain global market share, various jurisdictions continue to follow their own unique regulatory structures in governing permissible claims. Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids are the most popular and important essential fatty acids. Both of them do good to adults and children health under a reasonable value. Therefore, jurisdictions have to made some claims on omega fatty acid to ensure food health and safety. In this paper, the regulations including nutrient content claim and function claim of omega fatty acid in Canada, USA and EU will be introduced and discussed. nutrient content claims are made for alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) in all three jurisdictions; however, nutrient content claims for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)
