Fish oil put to the test
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
All 41 fish oil supplements tested by Consumerlab.com "showed safe levels of mercury and PCBs," online testing firm announces Dec. 13. However, two softgels contained slightly more than half of their claimed amounts of omega-3, and a liquid product showed high levels of peroxide, indicating spoilage, ConsumerLab says. GNC, Nature's Bounty, OLAY, Puritan's Pride, Sundown and The Vitamin Shoppe were among the brands that passed...