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Since childhood, we have been taught and made aware of the wonderful properties of Norwegian fish oil. There is a lot of truth in this - fish oil from the clean Norwegian Sea has the same health. However, as it turns out, such products account for only 10% of the entire range available in pharmacies. How does this market work?
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What is fish oil?
According to the definition, oils derived from cod or cod-like fish are called cod liver oil. It is best when they are caught in clean waters - e.g. the Norwegian Sea. However, the journalistic investigation conducted by Marit Higraff and her team led to alarming conclusions. Pure cod liver oil constitutes approximately 10% of all products available on the Polish market. This is what follows from the report entitled “Omega3 – at whose expense?”, which was translated into Polish.
It was just 2009
The reportage was shot in April 2009. While filming it, Marit Higraff (director) learned that most "fish oil" products are filled with oil from South American fish. The most controversial issue is that the fishing grounds for these fish are not - to put it mildly - the cleanest.
Norwegian fish oil from ... Peru and Chile
During a journalistic investigation, it turned out that most products with "Norwegian" cod liver oil contained fish oils from species such as sardines or anchovies. What is also alarming is the fact that they also contained mixtures of unknown origin. What's more, it turns out that over 70% of "Norwegian cod liver oil" comes from Chile or Peru. For example, in one city of Chimbote in Peru, there are 50 Norwegian factories producing cod liver oil capsules.
Low production standards
It also turned out that the production process of fish oil capsules itself produces a lot of environmental pollution. All because industrial sewage is improperly treated and disposed of to the sea. Effect? More than 53 million cubic meters of sludge lie on the seabed. These are production wastes that are poisonous to the entire ecosystem.
Sardines from a dirty fishery
On the same sea there are fishing grounds, among others sardines. Fishermen often spend 30 hours each catching these fish. Therefore, not only are they contaminated with an unclean environment, but in addition to the factories, they are often already spoiled. This results in their low quality and questionable pro-health effects.
There are alternatives
It is clear from the above - "Norwegian cod liver oil" is not that Norwegian at all. It certainly does not contain any declared health-improving properties. The oil itself does not come from cod or cod fish - sardines from contaminated fisheries are largely used. By the time they reach the factory, they will have already broken down because fishermen often spend more than 30 hours at sea. An alternative are, for example, Polish linseed oils, which also contain essential unsaturated fatty acids.
