testing the quality of fish oil

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From the Health Sciences Institute newsletter:

Fish oil is vital and important to a healthy brain function. HOWEVER,

you have to know that you are getting pharmaceutical grade fish oil. The

cheap fish oil available at discount stores as well as 'Food grade' fish

oil still contains high levels of mercury, PCBs and DDT. To test the

quality of your fish oil product, pour a few teaspoonfuls of liquid into

a cup and place it in your freezer for five hours. (If you have

capsules, cut a few of them open and squeeze the liquid out). If the oil

remains liquid after that time, it may be pharmaceutical grade. If the

oil is frozen solid, it's definitely not. If the level of PCBs is not

stated to be less than 10 parts per billion (ppb), the fish oil probably

contains significant PCBs.

Martha