Newton, WI, January 31, 2012 – Omega Fields® is happy to announce that it has been named a finalist in the "Best Use of Social Media by a Feed Company" category of the 2012 PagePlay Equestrian Social Media Awards (ESMAs). The final stage of voting in all categories ends at 6:00 a.m. CDT, February 10, 2012, with the winners being announced via an online ceremony on the ESMA YouTube Channel in early March.

 

According to ESMA's Facebook page, the purpose of the contest is to determine "who enriches the online world for thousands of equestrians globally using social media."

 

Nominations for the 2012 ESMAs took place on Facebook during the nine days preceding Christmas, when 2,629 people submitted 8,137 nominations for ten finalists in each of 30 categories. Selections were made on the basis of unique supporting statements from the nominating voters, plus online social engagement criteria and the display of good online etiquette.

 

"It was a tough job with the standard of nominees being truly exceptional," according to ESMA's Facebook page.

 

The final results will be based 70% on scores from the Expert Panel and 30% on votes from the public. The panel is a hand-picked group of the best equestrian marketers, digital professionals, social media gurus and branding experts from across the globe.

 

Allison Kuhl, VP-Omega Fields, stated, "This is a huge honor. I was just looking at our competition and the 10 of us nominated in our category span across the GLOBE! I am truly humbled by all of our supporters who nominated us."

 

Omega Fields recognizes that this honor is not only for them but also for their broad, growing base of satisfied customers who believe in the value and necessity of supplementing their horses' feed with stabilized, whole-ground, Omega-3-rich flaxseed. They know the goodness of Omega Fields products and the integrity of their business practices, and can see that honesty and fair-mindedness in their Internet community-building efforts.

 

Omega Fields encourages all equestrians to take a moment to vote for their favorite finalists in the various categories at http://www.equestriansocialmediaawards.com/voting. 

 

Omega Fields® provides premium, nutritional products, made from human-grade, non-GMO, stabilized ground flaxseed, rich in fiber and antioxidants, and containing the optimum ratio of the full spectrum of Omega Fatty Acids for equine, canine, poultry and human nutrition.  

 

Omega Fields® and its parent company, ENRECO®, Inc. have been innovators and market leaders for more than 25 years, being the first in the industry to manufacture premium, Omega-3-rich, human food-grade, flax based products for animal and human consumption.  ENRECO® was also a pioneer in developing ground flaxseed stabilization technology for long product shelf life and was the first in the flaxseed industry to garner SQF 2000, Level 3 certification – a world standard of safety and quality – for its flaxseed products.

 

Omega Fields® is recognized as a minority owned business.  Its mission is to offer the finest quality, most nutritious products at fair prices, and to provide outstanding customer service.  We want our customers to have exceptional experiences with our products, our staff, our websites and our retailers.

 

For further information, contact Patrick Young, Omega Fields Director of Communications, toll free at 1-800-962-9536 or 920-550-4061, ext. 118, email pat.young@enreco.com, or visit www.OmegaFields.com or www.OmegaFieldsHealth.com, or www.FLAX.com.

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Newton, WI, January 5, 2012 – Omega Fields® is happy to announce that all flaxseed products manufactured within the facilities of its parent company, ENRECO, Inc., have received SQF 2000 Level 3 Certification, a worldwide standard, assuring that only the highest quality ground flaxseed is used in their human, equine, canine, and poultry supplements.

 

The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative and by retailers and foodservice providers worldwide as the epitome of rigorous, credible food safety management systems, with Level-3 being their most demanding certification program. ENRECO is the only flaxseed manufacturer in North America to attain this level of food safety and quality inspection, assuring their position as the quality leader in the flaxseed ingredient industry.

Sean Moriarty, ENRECO President and CEO stated, "Microbial cleanliness of raw ingredients is always paramount at ENRECO. Since our inception we have been serious about meeting our customers' demands for ingredients of highest cleanliness levels. Their concerns are our concerns."

 

VP of Omega Fields Allison Kuhl added: "This is very important for Omega Fields. Knowing that all of the flaxseed in our human and animal supplements is certified by the highest standard of cleanliness and quality is of huge importance to our retailers and customers."

 

SQF Level-3 certification of its flaxseed ingredients is only the most recent achievement of ENRECO's uncompromising commitment to provide products of the highest and safest quality. Whole grain-related issues of cleanliness, safety, and shelf stability have previously been addressed by instituting  a triple-cleaning process, a proprietary stabilization treatment, and a third party-validated 5‐log Kill Step so its flaxseed ingredients are guaranteed pathogen-free with very low total microbial values, and are guaranteed shelf stable for a minimum of 12 months under ambient storage conditions.

 

Omega Fields® provides premium, nutritional products, made from human-grade, non-GMO, stabilized ground flaxseed, rich in fiber and antioxidants, and containing the optimum ratio of the full spectrum of Omega Fatty Acids for equine, canine, poultry and human nutrition.  

 

Omega Fields® and its parent company, ENRECO®, Inc. have been innovators and market leaders for more than 25 years, being the first in the industry to manufacture premium, Omega-3-rich, human food-grade, flax based products for animal and human consumption.  ENRECO® was also a pioneer in developing ground flaxseed stabilization technology for long product shelf lives.

 

Omega Fields® is recognized as a minority owned business.  Its mission is to offer the finest quality, most nutritious products at fair prices, and to provide outstanding customer service.  We want our customers to have exceptional experiences with our products, our staff, our websites and our retailers.

 

For further information, contact Patrick Young, Omega Fields Director of Communications, toll free at 1-800-962-9536 or 920-550-4061, ext. 118, email pat.young@enreco.com, or visit www.OmegaFields.com or www.OmegaFieldsHealth.com, or www.FLAX.com.

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