Consumer Reports finds quality concerns in popular fish oil supplements

9 articles · Updated · Arizona's Family · Apr 25

Testing of 20 widely sold fish oil supplements revealed some products showed signs of rancidity and others contained less omega-3 than their labels claimed.
While no major safety issues like heavy metal contamination were found, some brands disputed the results, and California Gold Nutrition paused sales for further testing.
Consumer Reports recommends most people get omega-3s from whole fish rather than supplements, noting scientific evidence for many supplement health claims remains inconclusive.

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