Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 According to this article http://tinyurl.com/2sr9cb you're probably safer consuming fish oil than fish itself. Arne 57 - UC 1977 - PSC 2000 Alive and well in Minnesota ----- Original Message ---- Does anyone know if there is fish oil that is Mercury safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 According to this article http://tinyurl.com/2sr9cb you're probably safer consuming fish oil than fish itself. Arne 57 - UC 1977 - PSC 2000 Alive and well in Minnesota ----- Original Message ---- Does anyone know if there is fish oil that is Mercury safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 According to this article http://tinyurl.com/2sr9cb you're probably safer consuming fish oil than fish itself. Arne 57 - UC 1977 - PSC 2000 Alive and well in Minnesota ----- Original Message ---- Does anyone know if there is fish oil that is Mercury safe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 This is the specifications of the capsules I use. I see that mercury is measured. Our product utilises state of the art molecular distillation to produce a product high in Omega 3s - DHA and EPA. Dosage: 1000 – 2000mg / day (1 – 2 capsules). General Description Typical level Total Omega 3 >40% consisting of Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) C20:5w-3 >7% Docosahexaenoic (DHA) C22:6w-3 >27% Free fatty acids m/m 1.55% Microbiological tests Total aerobic count (cfu/g – colony forming units per gram) <10 Water activity (Aw) <0.5 Environmental pollutants % PCB (polychlorinatedbiphenyls) <50ppb % TEQ (Toxic Equivalent) – inc LOD (limit of detection) <10ppt inc 0.5 LOD Pesticides - Organochlorines % p, p DDE (dichloro-bis chlorophenylethylene)<60 ng/g % p, p TDE (tetrachlorophenylethane) <20 ng/g % o, p DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichlorethane) <45 ng/g % p, p DDT <200 ng/g Heavy metals (as lead) < 3mg / kg > > Does anyone know if there is fish oil that is Mercury safe? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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