ITEMS

ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

TEST RESULT

APPEARANCE

Light yellow liquid

Complied

STEARIN

Clear after cooling at 0oC for 3 hours

Complied

IDENTIFICATION

RTs of EPA and DHA peak correspond to standard

Complied

ASSAY

EPA

Area %

 mg/g (EE)

460

DHA

Area%

mg/g (EE)

380

Total OMEGA-3

Area%

mg/g (EE)

900

ABSORBANCE

≤ 0.50@ 233 nm

0.38

COLOR

≤ 6 Gardner

2

ACID VALUE

≤ 2.0 mg KOH/g

0.3

PEROXIDE VALUE

≤ 5.0 meq/kg

3.1

ANISIDINE VALUE

≤ 20.0

12.9

TOTAL OXIDATION

≤ 26.0

19.1

HEAVY METALS

Arsenic ≤ 0.1 ppm

≤ 0.05

Lead ≤ 0.1 ppm

≤ 0.05

 Mercury ≤ 0.1 ppm

≤ 0.005

Cadmium ≤ 0.1 ppm

≤ 0.01

PESTICIDES AND

POLLUTANTS

 DDT ≤ 0.05 ppm

≤ 0.01

HCB ≤ 0.05 ppm

≤ 0.005

Lindane ≤ 0.05 ppm

≤ 0.005

PCBs ≤ 0.09 ppm

≤ 0.01

Dioxins like PCBs ≤ 3 pg/g

≤ 3

PCDDs + PCDFs ≤ 1 pg/g

≤ 1

PCDDs + PCDFs + dioxin-like PCBs≤ 4 pg/g

≤ 4