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on an overall basis, the patent as modified remains an important

part of the Company's intellectual property portfolio and that the

narrowing of the claims of the patent should not have any material

adverse impact on the Company. The Company believes that it is

probable that at least one of the opponents of the patent will

appeal the Opposition Division's decision.

-- New Data Published on Benefits of DHA -- The benefits of DHA

supplementation were recently discussed in several publications:

-- An independent observational study published in the Journal of the

American Medical Association (September 2007) was designed to

determine whether the intake of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids is

associated with the development of Type 1 diabetes in children.

This study was conducted with a cohort of 1,770 children known to be

at genetic risk for developing Type 1 diabetes. Results showed that

the omega-3 fatty acid levels were inversely correlated with the

risk for developing diabetes in this group of at-risk children.

These investigators are further investigating this relationship in

an ongoing clinical trial to determine whether DHA, specifically,

has a role in Type 1 diabetes prevention.

-- A report in the Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (August 2007)

in the United Kingdom summarized the current knowledge on maternal

diet and human milk fatty acids. The author reviewed data

demonstrating that maternal intake of DHA during pregnancy and

lactation supports neural system maturation in the infant.

-- Results from the European research project PERILIP were published in

the British Journal of Nutrition (November 2007). As previously