Test Results

Rosita® Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil has been tested for purity by leading European institutes and meets all the stringent European requirements.  

mg/kg - Milligrams per kilogram
mg/kg means the milligrams of substance per kilogram of weight
n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification).

mg/kg - Milligrams per kilogram
mg/kg means the milligrams of substance per kilogram of weight
n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification).

mg/kg - Milligrams per kilogram
mg/kg means the milligrams of substance per kilogram of weight
n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification). *organic (non-toxic) form

ppm - parts per million n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification). *organic (non-toxic) form

ppm - parts per million n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification). *organic (non-toxic) form

ppm - parts per million n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification). *organic (non-toxic) form

ppm - parts per million n.d - not detected (the concentration of the analyte is below the limit of quantification). *organic (non-toxic) form

ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS — Dioxins and PCBs, Benzo(a)pyrene Certificate of Analysis from:

• ALS Food & Pharmaceutical (UK) — OCT 10, 2012
• BioDetection Systems b.v. (BDS) — MAR 19, 2013

Cod liver oil has been analyzed in triplicate and each time gives a total WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ lower than the strict European limits and well within them. The values for the oil are in line with QC parameters.  

A. POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS

Above value calculated from analyses performed in duplicate. 

B. DIOXINS and PCBs

• Sum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ): 0.20 ng/kg^#
• Sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBS (WHO-PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ): 0.899 ng/kg^#

^#Maximum levels set by the European Commission for thesum of dioxins (WHO-PCDD/F-TEQ) for marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms intended for human consumption): 1.75 ng/kg fat ^#Maximum levels set by the European Commission for thesum of dioxins and dioxin like PCBs (WHO PCDD/F-PCB-TEQ) for marine oils (fish body oil, fish liver oil and oils of other marine organisms intended for human consumption): 6.0 ng/kg fat  ^# Dioxins (sum of polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), expressed as World Health Organisation (WHO) toxic equivalent using the WHO-toxic equivalency factors (WHO-TEFs)) and sum of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs (sum of PCDDs, PCDFs and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), expressed as WHO toxic equivalent using the WHO-TEFs). WHO-TEFs for human risk assessment based on the conclusions of the World Health Organization (WHO) – International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) expert meeting which was held in Geneva in June 2005 (Martin van den Berg et al., The 2005 World Health Organization Re-evaluation of Human and Mammalian Toxic Equivalency Factors for Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds. Toxicological Sciences 93(2), 223–241 (2006))

C. BDS DR CALUX technique: another screening method for dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs

The DR CALUX analysis is done according to p-bds-051. All DR CALUX analysis results comply with EU requirements as indicated in COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 278/2012 (amending Regulation (EC) No 152/2009 as regards the determination of the levels of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls; feedstuffs).  

D. Test Results (EVCLO Liquid)

E. Test Results (EVCLO Softgels)