{"id":800450,"date":"2026-05-16T11:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/800450\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:25:16","slug":"consumer-reports-tests-fish-oil-supplements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/800450\/","title":{"rendered":"Consumer Reports tests fish oil supplements"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\tMANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014<\/strong> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Fish oil is one of the most popular supplements in the country, with people taking it regularly to get some of the same heart-healthy nutrients found in some fish.<\/p>\n

But exclusive new testing from Consumer Reports reveals important things you need to know before picking up a bottle.<\/p>\n

Consumer Reports tested 20 popular fish oil supplements to evaluate their safety and effectiveness, revealing issues like rancidity and inaccurate omega-3 levels. <\/p>\n

“It appears as if getting omega-3s through fish is really beneficial for your diet, for your heart health, for all kinds of things,” said Catherine Roberts of Consumer Reports.<\/p>\n

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For those who prefer not to cook fish or deal with its smell, fish oil pills seem like a convenient alternative. <\/p>\n

“Fish oil supplements are very popular,” Roberts said. “In a national survey that CR conducted, they were among the five most popular supplements in the United States.” <\/p>\n

The testing found no major safety concerns, including contaminants like heavy metals and dioxins. But there were some problems.<\/p>\n

“We did find a few models that showed some signs of rancidity,” Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Additionally, some supplements contained less omega-3 than their labels claimed, meaning consumers may not be getting what they paid for. <\/p>\n

Several supplement makers have responded to the findings. Qunol questioned the testing methods used, while Nature Made stated its own testing found its products met standards. California Gold Nutrition has paused sales of certain products and is retesting them. Costco did not respond to requests for comment. <\/p>\n

Roberts raised a broader question about the necessity of fish oil supplements for most people. <\/p>\n

“When you’re just getting omega-3s from pills, it seems as if the benefit is not as great. There’s something about eating whole foods that is important,” she said. <\/p>\n

Consumer Reports recommends eating more fish, such as salmon or sardines, a couple of times a week as the best option for omega-3 intake. For those who choose to take supplements, proper storage is essential, as fish oil can go bad over time. <\/p>\n

Studies have also investigated omega-3 supplements for conditions like ADHD, asthma, and allergies, but existing evidence remains inconclusive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014 Fish oil is one of the most popular supplements in the country, with people taking…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":800451,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[254997,110943,121411,9958,51534,274722,326141,22043,326139,210,14464,187827,326140,1918,18044,1182,316893,8152,2796,1078,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-800450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-catherine-roberts","9":"tag-consumer-report","10":"tag-consumer-reports","11":"tag-country","12":"tag-download","13":"tag-effectiveness","14":"tag-exclusive-new-testing","15":"tag-fish-oil","16":"tag-fish-oil-supplement","17":"tag-health","18":"tag-heart-health","19":"tag-important-thing","20":"tag-inaccurate-omega-3-level","21":"tag-issue","22":"tag-kind","23":"tag-nutrition","24":"tag-rancidity","25":"tag-safety","26":"tag-supplements","27":"tag-testing","28":"tag-united-states","29":"tag-unitedstates","30":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116584010590055963","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/800451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}