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Carlson

Carlson Nutritional Supplements (Carlson Labs) was founded in 1965 by pharmacist Susan Carlson in her Chicago apartment and is now based in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The family-owned, female-led company sells more than 300 vitamins, minerals, kids' products and omega-3s, and is best known for its Norwegian liquid fish oils and cod liver oils. Its omega-3s are widely sold at natural food stores, on Amazon and through its own website.

8.8

Average score

Across 1 product

Testing & quality

Many omega-3 products are IFOS certified with lot-level reports in the SGS Nutrasource database; fish oils are Friend of the Sea certified, and the company says batches are tested by FDA-registered laboratories for freshness, potency and purity.

Carlson products we’ve reviewed

Front of Carlson The Very Finest Fish Oil liquid, natural lemon, 200 mL bottle

One lemon-flavored teaspoon delivers 1,300 mg EPA+DHA from Norwegian-processed fish oil, IFOS certified; the high-dose pick for people who hate capsules.

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