Citation
(2009), "Fish oil", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 39 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2009.01739bab.019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2009, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Fish oil
Article Type: Food facts From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 39, Issue 2.
Various fish oil brands have failed new rigorous scientific studies designed to separate the good from the bad in the multi-million-pound supplements industry. Even more worryingly, one supplement contained 0.5mg/kg arsenic, five times the World Health Organisation recommended levels.
The tests, by new industry consumer guardian Whatsinit.com, aim to establish the levels of active ingredients within a variety of supplements available to the public on the High Street and across the internet. Whatsinit.com tested 27 different Omega 3 and cod liver oil products and 15 of them – over half – failed to meet Trading Standards guidelines.
Trading Standards guidelines allow a product variation of plus or minus five percent and so the supplements only fail the tests if they contain less than 95 per cent of the active ingredient claimed on the label.
Whatsinit.com aims to act as an essential reference point for everyone who purchases all types of supplement. The site will advise which products represent the best value for money and also where the products can be purchased in the user's local area.
Log on to www.whatsinit.com for information and for Omega 3 and cod liver oil tests.