Medical Scientists Internationally are encouraging people to eat more fish. Fish body oil is the major source of the highly polyunsaturated omega-3's EPA and DHA. For those individuals who do not eat an oily fish diet, Carlson offers omega-3's in easy-to-swallow soft gelatin capsules. Carlson Elite Omega-3 Gems contain 1250 mg of a concentrate of fish body oils from deep, cold water fish which are especially rich in the important omega-3's EPA and DHA.THIS PRODUCT is regularly tested (using AOAC international protocols) for freshness, potency and purity by an independent, FDA-registered laboratory and has been determined to be fresh, fully potent and free of detrimental levels of mercury, cadmium, lead, PCB's and 28 other contaminants.