On March 2nd, 2010 the makers and sellers of fish oil supplements were sued by the Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation in California for not telling consumers that their products contained toxic levels of PCBs.

The defendants in this lawsuit were Omega Protein, Houston-based company that is the world’s largest producer of omega-3 fish oil, and the many companies that they produced fish oil for – companies like Rite Aid, CVS, GNC, Now Health Group, Pharmavite, Solgar and Twinlab.

And those aren’t the only ones. The Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation only tested 10 omega-3 supplements manufactured by Omega Protein to date and have found PCBs in all of them. They plan to continue testing and to add other companies to the lawsuit if their products are also contaminated.

I recommend getting your fish oil from a reputable company that has been around for a number of years, who does clinical trials on their products, and who does rigorous trials on their product. They should also require pharmaceutical grade quality controls on their products.

This should hold true of all their supplements and not just the Omegas.

I mean if you are taking the time to try and improve your health it doesn’t make sense to try and save a buck or two to only buy toxic chemicals that are ultimately doing just as much harm as good.

Just my two cents…

It is a fantastic supplemental vitamin and I recommend it to everyone whether they are dieting or not!