Cognis Touts Quality of Omevital

LA GRANGE, Ill. Cognis Nutrition & Health issued a statement promoting the quality of its Omevital omega-3 fish oil ingredients in the wake of high-profile media coverage about a  lawsuit filed in California regarding possible environmental contamination of fish oil products. The Prop 65 lawsuit claims minor trace amounts of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds in fish oil supplements should be disclosed on product labels. Cognis is not a current supplier of fish oil to any of the retail manufacturers named in the lawsuit.

Cognis Omevital omega-3 ingredients are produced with unsurpassed safety standards that meet national as well as worldwide quality markers," said Jeff Naese, Omevital regional product manager, Cognis Nutrition & Health. The company is also a corporate member of the Global Organization for EPA and DHA Omega-3s (GOED), and analyzes all batches of its fish oil ingredients for more than 250 different impurities, with results verified by independent third-party labs.

Omega-3 fish oils enjoy a strong foundation of health benefits supported by solid scientific research and safety evidence generated by international experts for several decades, Naese said. When our customers purchase Omevital omega-3 fish oil they can continue to do so with confidence.