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Nutrition 21 voluntarily submitted their product to ConsumerLab.com forindependent testing at a laboratory blinded to the product's identity.Results of the test indicate that Iceland Health Omega-3 softgel capsules passConsumerLab.com's quality standards for content, product purity, freshness,and potential contaminants (e.g., mercury, lead and PCBs) for omega-3 fish oilproducts.
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Michael Zeher, chief executive officer of Nutrition 21 said, "We arepleased that our Iceland Health Omega-3 softgels have been judged to be pureand meet the content claims that we make on the product labeling. We are veryproud of our tradition of providing products of unsurpassed quality within ourIceland Health segment. We take great care in formulating our products withthe very best quality ingredients, and we are dedicated to continuing to do soperpetually."
About ConsumerLab.com
ConsumerLab.com, LLC ("CL") is the leading provider of independent testresults and information to help consumers and healthcare professionalsevaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products. It publishes results ofits tests at www.consumerlab.com -- which receives over 3 million visits peryear. It conducts an annual Survey of Vitamin & Supplement Users andpublishes related reports. Its research is cited frequently in the media,books, and at medical meetings. As a certification company, CL enablescompanies of all sizes to have their products voluntarily tested for potentialinclusion in its list of Approved Quality products and bear the CL Seal.Since its founding in 1999, CL has tested more than 2,100 products,representing over 350 different brands and nearly every type of popularsupplement.
About Nutrition 21
Nutrition 21, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXXI), headquartered in Purchase, NY, is anutritional bioscience company and the maker of chromium picolinate-based andomega-3 fish oil-based supplements with health benefits substantiated byclinical research. Nutrition 21 holds more than 30 patents for nutritionproducts and uses. Nutrition 21's portfolio of health and wellness brandsinclude: Chromax(R), Core4Life Advanced Memory Formula(TM), DiabetesEssentials(TM), Iceland Health(R) Maximum Strength Omega-3 and IcelandHealth(R) Joint Relief. The company also manufactures private labelsupplements and ingredients for third parties. Nutrition 21 distributes itsproducts nationally through more than 29,000 major food, drug and super centerretailers as well as internationally. For more information please visithttp://www.nutrition21.com.
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