Ease your mind about fish oil supplement purity.

by Eric Robert Santiago on 08/05/12

Some fish oil supplements may contain higher amounts of potentially harmful PCBs according to news reports. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are toxic compounds used in plastic manufacturing and banned in the late 1970s due to negative health effects. These stable compounds are still found in high concentrations in oceans from past litter and can be mistakenly eaten by fish. This presents potential dangers for consuming fish and fish products, such as omega-3 supplements. Fish oils are rich in docosahexaenoic acid (DPA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA)—2 omega-3 essential fatty acids shown to promote many important health functions. But as recent headlines suggest, some fish oil supplements may contain higher levels of PCBs and pose unknown health risks.

Ease your mind with products made to a high quality standard. Metagenics uses only the highest quality EPA and DHA from coldwater fish and “cleaned” by a leading Norwegian pharmaceutical-licensed facility. And, in addition to Metagenics' own laboratory evaluations for purity, one of the world's largest independent labs tests our fish oil for a wide range of possible contaminants—including pesticides, heavy metals, PCB markers, and PCB-like toxins. Then, after careful handling during manufacturing, the finished products undergo a second round of in-house testing and outside lab testing. While there are no uniform guidelines for acceptable levels of impurities, Metagenics tests for PCBs down to parts-per-trillion levels—below the toughest existing standards to assure the best possible quality in EPA/DHA supplements. For health support you can trust.

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