Lawsuit Claims Some Fish Oil Products Contain PCBs
(EmpowHer) UPDATED 2010-03-04
A lawsuit brought by environmentalists in California alleges that a number of popular fish oil products contain illegal and unsafe levels of PCBs. Two citizens with the group Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation say these supplements violate California's Proposition 65, which requires that consumers be warned about chemical exposure. The eight supplement makers or distributors named in the lawsuit are: CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid, General Nutrition Corp., Solgar, Twinlab, Now Health, Omega Protein, and Pharmavite.
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