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PCB's are a chemical known to cause cancer. I just posted up some info below that was off the web regarding twinlabs products. However I have heard that a huge qty of fish oil supps contain PCB's which were dumped into the water years ago and that the bottom feeding fish used for the supps have high levels of the chemical.
An American Fork-based nutritional supplements maker is among eight companies targeted by a California environmental group over their alleged failure to warn consumers that ten of their fish oil supplements contain toxic chemicals that can cause cancer and birth defects.
Twinlab Corp., which has 320 workers in American Fork, was accused in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation and two environmentalists of misleading consumers about the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in two of their fish oil supplements, Twinlab’s Norwegian Cod Liver Oil and Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil.
Even though these two Twinlab supplements claim they are “PCB and heavy metal free,” they allegedly contain PCBs above the so-called “safe harbor” limits set for human consumption under California’s Proposition 65, according to the San Francisco Superior Court suit.
These fish oil supplements, which are promoted for their health benefits to pregnant women and children, violate Prop. 65, a law that requires consumers to be warned about exposure to toxic chemicals.
“While looking at the industrial fishing operations of controversial Omega protein, we found that the industry seems very aware that fish oil supplements can be high in PCBs,” said Chris Manthey, one of the plaintiffs.
“That’s why many of them say their supplements have been ‘treated’ to remove or reduce PCBs,” he said. “But since they don’t say how much PCB contamination is still left, even consumers who choose ‘treated’ supplements can’t know what PCB levels they’re swallowing along with their daily Omega-3.”
Twinlab, in a statement issued today, said it cannot comment on the validity or accuracy of the test results from the plaintiffs.
But the company notes that among the 10 supplements tested, its products were reported as having among the lowest levels of impurities.
The company also said it has been working with the plaintiffs for several months to develop scientifically valid standards for impurities that can be found in fish oils. It said it uses suppliers for its fish oils which adhere to industry safety standards.
“This lawsuit is about plaintiffs seeking additional standards under California’s Prop. 65, a consumer disclosure law,” the Twinlab statement said.
An American Fork-based nutritional supplements maker is among eight companies targeted by a California environmental group over their alleged failure to warn consumers that ten of their fish oil supplements contain toxic chemicals that can cause cancer and birth defects.
Twinlab Corp., which has 320 workers in American Fork, was accused in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation and two environmentalists of misleading consumers about the levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, in two of their fish oil supplements, Twinlab’s Norwegian Cod Liver Oil and Emulsified Norwegian Cod Liver Oil.
Even though these two Twinlab supplements claim they are “PCB and heavy metal free,” they allegedly contain PCBs above the so-called “safe harbor” limits set for human consumption under California’s Proposition 65, according to the San Francisco Superior Court suit.
These fish oil supplements, which are promoted for their health benefits to pregnant women and children, violate Prop. 65, a law that requires consumers to be warned about exposure to toxic chemicals.
“While looking at the industrial fishing operations of controversial Omega protein, we found that the industry seems very aware that fish oil supplements can be high in PCBs,” said Chris Manthey, one of the plaintiffs.
“That’s why many of them say their supplements have been ‘treated’ to remove or reduce PCBs,” he said. “But since they don’t say how much PCB contamination is still left, even consumers who choose ‘treated’ supplements can’t know what PCB levels they’re swallowing along with their daily Omega-3.”
Twinlab, in a statement issued today, said it cannot comment on the validity or accuracy of the test results from the plaintiffs.
But the company notes that among the 10 supplements tested, its products were reported as having among the lowest levels of impurities.
The company also said it has been working with the plaintiffs for several months to develop scientifically valid standards for impurities that can be found in fish oils. It said it uses suppliers for its fish oils which adhere to industry safety standards.
“This lawsuit is about plaintiffs seeking additional standards under California’s Prop. 65, a consumer disclosure law,” the Twinlab statement said.
