Exceeding Purity

Ultra-pure oil that exceeds industry purity standards.

Environmental contaminants, such as heavy metals (i.e. arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury) and persistent organic pollutants (i.e. PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs and dioxin-like PCBs) tend to bio-accumulate in fatty fish tissues. Concerns have been raised that the consumption of fish and fish-derived products may pose a risk to human health, due to the potential for unintentional intake of these environmental contaminants. To ensure the safe consumption of fish oil, GOEDs’ Voluntary Monograph has established specification limits for these environmental contaminants incorporating the strictest global regulatory limits. At Vesteraalens AS every batch of refined omega-3 fish oil is analysed according to a fixed contaminant monitoring program (cfr. Table 1) using accredited 3th party laboratories.

Illustration of typical contaminants levels in Vesteraalens AS refined omega-3 fish oil are given in Table 1 and Fig. 1, 2 and 3.  Our efficient oil refining techniques, allow us to reduce the environmental contaminants to a level far below the GOED Voluntary Monograph limits, thereby guaranteeing a highly purified and safe refined omega-3 fish oil.

To ensure additional safety, a complementary monitoring for pesticides, PBBs, PBDEs, 3 MCPDs and GE, Minerol oils, Plasticizers, Bisphenol A and Toxaphene has been established.