November 2014

NIFES Reports Low Levels of Contaminants in Marine Oils

NIFES Reports Low Levels of Contaminants in Marine Oils The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) in Norway has released its 2013 report on contaminants in fish and fishery products, including marine oils. The report included analytical results including dioxins, furans, dioxin-like PCBs, cadmium, mercury and lead. The results showed that the levels of …

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Residual Solvents: The Neglected Quality & Safety Attribute

USA Corporation Chromadex recently released a report regarding residual solvents and their risk when not properly monitored.  For solvents, these are used to produce or are produced in the manufacture of drug substances, dietary ingredients or excipients and in the preparation of finished products, both pharmaceutical and dietary supplements. Often these chemicals are not completely …

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