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Does the VitaDHA Baby supplement have IFOS certification?

Dear Sir,

VITADHA Baby supplement is not IFOS certified but the fish oil used in its production is pharmaceutical grade ultra-purified through the process of multiple molecular distillation, which is the only process that can guarantee theabsolute absence of heavy metals and pesticides. I would like to inform you that our company uses only fish oils of certified purity, which conform to and exceed the rigorous GOED (Global Organization on EPA and DHA) standards of which we are a member and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN).

I give you below a table with typical batch values of thechild development supplement VitaDHA Baby with respect to European Commission limits for contaminants and IFOS and CRN/GOED standards.

Main contaminants sought


CRN/GOED Standard


EC Reg. 1881/2006, as amended.


IFOS Standards


Typical batch values VitaDHA Baby












Arsenic (As)

≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


< 0,1 ppm (mg/Kg)












Mercury (Hg)

≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


< 0,005 ppm (mg/Kg)












Lead (Pb)

≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


< 0,025 ppm (mg/Kg)












Cadmium (Cd)

≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


≤ 0.1 ppm


< 0,005 ppm (mg/Kg)












Dioxins and Furans

≤ 2 ppt


≤ 1.75 ppt


≤ 1.0 ppt


< 1,0 ppt (pg/g)












PCB

≤ 90 ppb


≤ 200 ppb


≤ 45 ppb


<0,01 ppm (mg/Kg)=

< 10 ppb (µg/Kg)



Attached please find the certificate of analysis of the fish oil used for the latest production batch.

Sincerely,

Dr. Rosaria Ramondino Pharmacist and pharmaceutical chemist