Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Do you work for Carlson's? My understanding is companies like Carlson's don't add anything. The oil they get from the marine processing plants already has additives in it. I am learning that even on fishing boats, wild, deep-sea fish is dunked in preservatives on the boat before frozen. It is very difficult and costly to get fish that has not been treated this way. Elaine > From: " timjohan1 " <timjohan1@...> > Reply- > Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 13:34:22 -0000 > > Subject: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins > > I would like to go on record and state that Carlson Cod Liver Oil does > not contain synthetic vitamins, peanut oil, vegetable oil or soybean > oil, alcohol or sacchharin. This has been discussed here previously > and unfortunately much of the information discussed is false. If > anyone would like furhter information I'd be happy to help. > > Tim Johanek > > > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " > " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT > FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A HREF= " / " >NATIVE > NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message archive > with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A > HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST OWNER:</A></B> > Idol > <B>MODERATORS:</B> Heidi Schuppenhauer > Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Elaine- >I am learning that even on fishing boats, wild, >deep-sea fish is dunked in preservatives on the boat before frozen. It is >very difficult and costly to get fish that has not been treated this way. Could you shed some more light on this, or post a couple links? It sounds rather depressing, to say the least. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 > Carlson CLO contains soy, syntetics From: " pkankkunen " <petteri.kankkunen@s...> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:04:40 -0000 Message Number: 56657 Onibasu Link: http://onibasu.com/archives/nn/56657.html Hi, I've been taking CLO by the manufacturer that is often mentioned here and on the WAPF site. As we are preparing for pregnancy I decided to check more closely on the contents of the CLO. To my shock I found out that it contains soy oil and synthetic vitamins. Carlson Norwegian Cod Liver Oil is manufactured by Möller in Norway (http://www.petermoller.com/). In Scandinavia the same product is called Möller's cod liver oil. I requested the National agency for medicine to deliver me a product information sheet on Möller/Carlson cod liver oil. This is what it states under 'Additives' or 'Helper substances' (I don't know what's the correct translation as the text is in finnish): Natural tocopherols (soy oil concentrate 70%), synthetic dl- alphatocopherol-acetate, retinylpalmitate-concentrate (incl. synthetic retinylpalmitate and peanut oil), cholecalciferol concentrate (incl. synthetic cholecalciferol and vegetable oil). The lemon flavor version includes also: saccharinsolution (incl. ethanol), lemon flavor I think Carsonlabs or some authority should provide you with similar information on request. I'm a bit depressed and angry at the moment as I've gulping that stuff 2 tbs a day. Anyone know of CLO products that are true pure CLO? Petteri Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins I would like to go on record and state that Carlson Cod Liver Oil does not contain synthetic vitamins, peanut oil, vegetable oil or soybean oil, alcohol or sacchharin. This has been discussed here previously and unfortunately much of the information discussed is false. If anyone would like furhter information I'd be happy to help. Tim Johanek I'm not sure where you get your information from, but I do know that soy makes me have terrible GI symptoms -- it's the only food that does so. And when I tried Carlson's, I had diarrhea while taking it, and for 2 weeks after I discontinued it. I don't care what the manufacterer or distributors say, that was fact enough for me. Rebekah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Yes, I do work for Carlson, although my comment has been provided by me personally and is not endorsed by Carlson. It was my reply to Pratick that has been posted on this site. Regarding the original comment: >Carlson Norwegian Cod Liver Oil is manufactured by Möller in >Norway (http://www.petermoller.com/). In Scandinavia the same >product is called Möller's cod liver oil. I requested the National >agency for medicine to deliver me a product information sheet on >Möller/Carlson cod liver oil. This may true, although Petteri would have been given a product information sheet for the Scandanavian material, not the North American material as this is confidential between Moller and Carlson. Differing oils are sold in various regions, and I can guarantee you that this does not apply to North America. If you check on the Moller website under Cod Liver Oil you will see that information listed on the page specifically excludes the oil sold in the US. This is because Carlson is the authorized distributor of Moller Cod Liver Oil in North America and the product is manufactured by Moller to Carlson specifications. > Natural tocopherols (soy oil concentrate 70%), synthetic dl- > alphatocopherol-acetate, retinylpalmitate-concentrate (incl. > synthetic retinylpalmitate and peanut oil), cholecalciferol > concentrate (incl. synthetic cholecalciferol and vegetable oil). As stated above, this does not apply to North America. Moller Cod Liver Oil, distributed by Carlson in North America, is manufactured to Carlson specifications. The use of synthetic vitamin E, peanut oil, synthetic cholecalciferol (vitamin D3),synthetic A and soybean oil is prohibited according to our specifications. > The lemon flavor version includes also: saccharinsolution (incl. > ethanol), lemon flavor The lemon flavor does not contain saccharin or ethanol. I know this because I am a member of the Quality Control Department. The product importation sheets list all added ingredients and these are not listed. > I think Carsonlabs or some authority should provide you with similar > information on request. On the contrary, I am stating that this information is false as it applies to Carlson Cod Liver Oil. My only goal here is to quell the spread of false information. If you do not wish to use Carlson Cod Liver oil that is OK, but I will not tolerate the spread of information that I know for a fact is false. Tim Johanek > > Carlson CLO contains soy, syntetics > From: " pkankkunen " <petteri.kankkunen@s...> > Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 12:04:40 -0000 > Message Number: 56657 > Onibasu Link: http://onibasu.com/archives/nn/56657.html > > Hi, > > I've been taking CLO by the manufacturer that is often mentioned here > and on the WAPF site. As we are preparing for pregnancy I decided to > check more closely on the contents of the CLO. To my shock I found > out that it contains soy oil and synthetic vitamins. > > Carlson Norwegian Cod Liver Oil is manufactured by Möller in > Norway (http://www.petermoller.com/). In Scandinavia the same product > is called Möller's cod liver oil. I requested the National agency for > medicine to deliver me a product information sheet on Möller/Carlson > cod liver oil. > > This is what it states under 'Additives' or 'Helper substances' (I > don't know what's the correct translation as the text is in finnish): > > Natural tocopherols (soy oil concentrate 70%), synthetic dl- > alphatocopherol-acetate, retinylpalmitate-concentrate (incl. > synthetic retinylpalmitate and peanut oil), cholecalciferol > concentrate (incl. synthetic cholecalciferol and vegetable oil). > > The lemon flavor version includes also: saccharinsolution (incl. > ethanol), lemon flavor > > I think Carsonlabs or some authority should provide you with similar > information on request. > > I'm a bit depressed and angry at the moment as I've gulping that > stuff 2 tbs a day. Anyone know of CLO products that are true pure CLO? > > Petteri > > > Suze Fisher > Lapdog Design, Inc. > Web Design & Development > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg > Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine > http://www.westonaprice.org > > ---------------------------- > " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause > heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " - - > Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt > University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. > > The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics > <http://www.thincs.org> > ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 I get my information from the internal product specification sheets. Just out of curiousity, did you try the lemon flavored oil or the regular flavored oil? You may find that the regular flavor does not cause any gstric upset. Tim > > Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins > > > I would like to go on record and state that Carlson Cod Liver Oil does > not contain synthetic vitamins, peanut oil, vegetable oil or soybean > oil, alcohol or sacchharin. This has been discussed here previously > and unfortunately much of the information discussed is false. If > anyone would like furhter information I'd be happy to help. > > Tim Johanek > > > > I'm not sure where you get your information from, but I do know that soy makes me have terrible GI symptoms -- it's the only food that does so. And when I tried Carlson's, I had diarrhea while taking it, and for 2 weeks after I discontinued it. I don't care what the manufacterer or distributors say, that was fact enough for me. > > Rebekah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Neither -- we used the capsules. Rebekah Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins > > > I would like to go on record and state that Carlson Cod Liver Oil does > not contain synthetic vitamins, peanut oil, vegetable oil or soybean > oil, alcohol or sacchharin. This has been discussed here previously > and unfortunately much of the information discussed is false. If > anyone would like furhter information I'd be happy to help. > > Tim Johanek > > > > I'm not sure where you get your information from, but I do know that soy makes me have terrible GI symptoms -- it's the only food that does so. And when I tried Carlson's, I had diarrhea while taking it, and for 2 weeks after I discontinued it. I don't care what the manufacterer or distributors say, that was fact enough for me. > > Rebekah > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 > Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic >Vitamins > > > >> I think Carsonlabs or some authority should provide you with similar >> information on request. > >On the contrary, I am stating that this information is false as it >applies to Carlson Cod Liver Oil. Tim, rather than us all taking your word for it, (after all, we don't really know you at all) it would be great if you could take a photo of the product information sheet for Carlson's CLO (on the Carlson's stationary or with some sort of evidence showing it's clearly an official document from Carlson's) and post it to our list archives? That way we'd know for sure *exactly* what IS in Carlson's CLO and what is not in it. The Moeller company did this on request from Petteri, and it seems that if Carlson's doesn't want false rumors spread about their product, then they should be eagerly forthcoming with a product information sheet. If you don't want to do that, you could send it to me personally, and I (as someone who IS well-known by this group) would post the data to the list. > >My only goal here is to quell the spread of false information. The best way to do that is to present a product information sheet on the product in question. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his comments? I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do indeed work for Carlson. http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html Tim Johanek > > Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic > >Vitamins > > > > > > > > >> I think Carsonlabs or some authority should provide you with similar > >> information on request. > > > >On the contrary, I am stating that this information is false as it > >applies to Carlson Cod Liver Oil. > > Tim, rather than us all taking your word for it, (after all, we don't really > know you at all) it would be great if you could take a photo of the product > information sheet for Carlson's CLO (on the Carlson's stationary or with > some sort of evidence showing it's clearly an official document from > Carlson's) and post it to our list archives? That way we'd know for sure > *exactly* what IS in Carlson's CLO and what is not in it. The Moeller > company did this on request from Petteri, and it seems that if Carlson's > doesn't want false rumors spread about their product, then they should be > eagerly forthcoming with a product information sheet. If you don't want to > do that, you could send it to me personally, and I (as someone who IS > well-known by this group) would post the data to the list. > > > > > >My only goal here is to quell the spread of false information. > > The best way to do that is to present a product information sheet on the > product in question. > > > > Suze Fisher > Lapdog Design, Inc. > Web Design & Development > http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg > Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine > http://www.westonaprice.org > > ---------------------------- > " The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause > heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times. " -- > Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt > University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. > > The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics > <http://www.thincs.org> > ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his comments? I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do indeed work for Carlson. http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html Tim Johanek ============ Tim, If Carlson's is free of artificial ingredients, I don't know why the company would want to keep this information confidential. To my way of thinking, it is counterproductive for any company to hide information that would induce people to buy the product! Perhaps you could explain this to me. Thanks, Nenah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 On Sat, 28 May 2005 22:16:24 -0000 " timjohan1 " <timjohan1@...> wrote: > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his > comments? Now this is interesting. Suze asks for an authentic spec sheet and the answer is " well the other guy didn't provide one so why should I? " LOL! Dunno, why should we trust either one for that matter? Even so, IIRC you confirmed that Petteri was right in part, just not about Carlsons in North America. So it seems like special pleading on your part to suggest we can't have one for the North American brand since you already confirmed that the other brand is tainted with things that we don't want, at least on this list. For me personally, I'm very leery of any company that is unwilling to provide *specific* information about their product. Maybe its good but then again maybe its not. How are we supposed to know? Or are we just supposed to take your word for it? No thanks. > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. This is just too funny. A request from a former/potential customer is not a valid need to do so? The disarming of assertions that you say are baseless is not a valid need to do so? I hope you don't work in their marketing department. > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > indeed work for Carlson. > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > Tim Johanek At this point, I'm not sure that really matters, since apparently you can't provide us with any specific information. " This is what is meant by " sacrifice " , literally, the " making sacred " of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrifice, because it dwells on the death, is a concept often shocking to the secular modern Western mind - to people who calmly organize daily hecatombs of beasts, and who are among the most death-dealing carnivores the world has ever seen. " Margaret Visser: The Rituals of Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 At 10:16 PM 5/28/05 -0000, you wrote: >Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri >without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see >one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does >not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs >sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson >have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false >statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his >comments? > >I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this >spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson >will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. Tim, I think you're missing part of the point here. So let me be my usual self and lay it out. There have been multiple discussions on multiple lists about Carlson's CLO and its true ingredients and processing over the few months. I assume the volume of that discussion is why you joined this list to try to refute it. Carlson's has consistently *not* provided specific data in response to requests - the responses have always been " no we don't have that stuff " without any supporting documentation to back it up. That's exactly what you seem to be doing now. If Carlson's wants to be taken seriously, and not lose business due to this " false information " , they have to prove it. That's the bottom line. I believe what Petteri obtained was a version in his country of what would count as a Material Safety Data Sheet if it were an industrial chemical or something. I do not know if these are required in the US (by USDA or FDA, perhaps?) for food items or supplements, but someone may want to look into that and request it FOIA for Carlson's if it is. Although considering FDA regs, I'm guessing that there would be a lot of comments in it that translate to exactly what you're saying .... " It's proprietary " . Sorry - but a list of true ingredients doesn't seem like proprietary information to me. If you want anyone to believe you, or your employer wants anyone to believe it ... you need to be a little more forthcoming than saying " it's not true it's not it's not it's not! " . If you can prove what you're saying, and submit documentation to allay people's concerns, well, then, I'm sure your sales will increase again. Heh. MFJ Ideas are funny that way ... you go and let one loose, and suddenly it's crashing about the place, bashing up against other peoples' heads. Somebody oughtta control that. Pesky things, ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 --- In , " timjohan1 " <timjohan1@y...> wrote: > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > one from me to prove his baseless information false? Because YOUR product is the one avaialbe here in N. America that many WAPFer's are consuming, not the Moeller product. Why would any of us in N. America be concerned with the ingredients in a product only distributed in Norway? Carlson does > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his > comments? > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. Huh. HOW is it NOT a valid need to provide a product information sheet to potential customers who are leary of the product's ingredients and want to KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CONSUMING. Is it too much to ask what it is we are putting into our mouths? I dunno, but I have this crazy idea that that is an " actual valid need. " You know, I once called a CLO manufacturer here in N. America and requested an assay on their product, and they didn't tell me, " well, your desire to know what's in our product before you consume it isn't 'an actual valid need' so we're not telling. " Rather, they said sure, we'll send an assay. And they did. And I became their customer. > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > indeed work for Carlson. > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > Tim Johanek Thanks for that. I guess my point was that we on this list don't know you, whether or not you work for Carlson's, so we have no idea if we can trust your word on this product. The fact that you work for Carslon's still doesn't tell us that whatever you say about the product is the truth (especially when Carlsons is not forthcoming wiht proof about what's in the product). I really don't mean this in a disrespectful way, but, you know, most folks active on this list are quite familiar with the spin put out by many companies and their employeesa about the products they promote. Since you haven't been around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply don't know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I meant by " we don't know you " . Like I said, this could all be laid to rest with a simple product information sheet, or whatever the equivalent is here in the U.S. (as long as it lists the ingredients in the product). I would also like to see an assay of contaminants, now that we're on the subject. Or, is that also confidential? Sincerely, Suze Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2005 Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 >Since you haven't been >around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply don't >know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I meant >by " we don't know you " . I might jump in here to belabor the point, that we HAVE had cases of people posing as people they are not! I mean, for all anyone knows here I could be Jack Spratt, ex football jock now serving time in prison for punching out a cop ... ok, well, some of you HAVE met me, but how do the rest of you know that? Maybe they are ALSO me logging a someone else ... if we really want to know what " Carlson's " thinks, someone should write or call them directly, not via this list. I find the whole discussion interesting though. The " confidential " thing comes up a lot on the celiac list, where people want to know what REALLY is in " natural flavorings " and how the lines are cleaned and if in fact wheat is even in the same building. One company does advertise that in fact they go so far as to disallow their employees from bringing wheat in their lunches (or any lunch at all, I forget). Some companies do get very exact about this stuff, which I for one really appreciate. Secrecy doesn't set well with me at all. OTOH you get stats that say that 16% of food labelled " gluten free " does in fact test positive for gluten, which makes you wonder about their factory processes. I think someone putting stuff in their mouth is a valid enough reason to ask! Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Remember here folks, this whole discussion is between me and the members of this group. As stated in my first post, it is NOT endorsed by Carlson. In fact, I don't believe they are yet aware of this communication. My responses are fueled on a personal level by numerous calls and e-mails from customers who have read posts on this group. However, when I get back to the office next week I will inform Management of this communication and request that a copy of a product information sheet be made available. Of course, if approved, you will see on the document that no other ingredients are listed besides cod liver oil, vitamin E including mixed tocopherols from soy and natural lemon flavor (for the flavored version). On a side note, I just remembered an issue that I wanted to comment on. I believe it was Petteri who mentioned that he felt it was odd that a company would list a single vitamin content for a natural cod liver oil. He felt that a range would be more appropriate. What Perreri did not consider is that Carlson has more than one label printed and ready to be used pending the results of each batch analysis. Therefore, if a batch contained 1,100 IU, that corresponding label would be used. If a batch contained 900 IU then that corresponding label would be used. It would actually be cheaper and easier for Carlson print only one label with vitamin content ranges. In fact, because of ever changing natural vitamin contents and increasing label costs, Carlson is now doing just this. Tim > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > > one from me to prove his baseless information false? > > Because YOUR product is the one avaialbe here in N. America that many > WAPFer's are consuming, not the Moeller product. Why would any of us > in N. America be concerned with the ingredients in a product only > distributed in Norway? > > > > Carlson does > > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to > his > > comments? > > > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do > so. > > > Huh. HOW is it NOT a valid need to provide a product information > sheet to potential customers who are leary of the product's > ingredients and want to KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CONSUMING. Is it too much > to ask what it is we are putting into our mouths? I dunno, but I have > this crazy idea that that is an " actual valid need. " > > You know, I once called a CLO manufacturer here in N. America and > requested an assay on their product, and they didn't tell me, " well, > your desire to know what's in our product before you consume it > isn't 'an actual valid need' so we're not telling. " Rather, they said > sure, we'll send an assay. And they did. And I became their customer. > > > > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > > indeed work for Carlson. > > > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > > > Tim Johanek > > Thanks for that. I guess my point was that we on this list don't know > you, whether or not you work for Carlson's, so we have no idea if we > can trust your word on this product. The fact that you work for > Carslon's still doesn't tell us that whatever you say about the > product is the truth (especially when Carlsons is not forthcoming > wiht proof about what's in the product). I really don't mean this in > a disrespectful way, but, you know, most folks active on this list > are quite familiar with the spin put out by many companies and their > employeesa about the products they promote. Since you haven't been > around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply don't > know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I meant > by " we don't know you " . > > Like I said, this could all be laid to rest with a simple product > information sheet, or whatever the equivalent is here in the U.S. (as > long as it lists the ingredients in the product). I would also like > to see an assay of contaminants, now that we're on the subject. Or, > is that also confidential? > > > Sincerely, > Suze Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 Until now, it has never been an option in Carlson's mind that cutomers might think the vitamins are synthetic. Because we use only natural cod liver oil that has no added synthetic ingredients, we never even considered that NOT STATING the vitamins are natural would indicate in some persons mind that this is an indication that they might be synthetic. I will bring this to the attention of our labeling manager and perhaps the labels can be changed. Eaxctly how would you like Carlson to prove no synthetic ingredients are added? Would a written letter on company letterhead suffice? --- In , " Nenah Sylver " <nenah@b...> wrote: > Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his > comments? > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > indeed work for Carlson. > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > Tim Johanek > ============ > > Tim, > If Carlson's is free of artificial ingredients, I don't know why the company > would want to keep this information confidential. To my way of thinking, it > is counterproductive for any company to hide information that would induce > people to buy the product! > > Perhaps you could explain this to me. > > Thanks, > Nenah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 I did not confirm Petteri's information, but rather confirmed that it does not apply to Carlson Cod Liver Oil. I have no idea if Petteri even knows what he is talking about or if he has it in his presence. I have not seen the Scandanavian spec sheet. If you don't want to use Carlson Cod Liver Oil than don't. I don't care what you do myself. You can't make everyone happy and you may be one of these persons. Just don't claim to know what is in our product when you don't (you even said so yourself that you don't). > > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > > one from me to prove his baseless information false? Carlson does > > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to his > > comments? > > Now this is interesting. Suze asks for an authentic spec sheet and the > answer is " well the other guy didn't provide one so why should I? " LOL! > > Dunno, why should we trust either one for that matter? Even so, IIRC you > confirmed that Petteri was right in part, just not about Carlsons in > North America. So it seems like special pleading on your part to suggest > we can't have one for the North American brand since you already > confirmed that the other brand is tainted with things that we don't want, > at least on this list. > > For me personally, I'm very leery of any company that is unwilling to > provide *specific* information about their product. Maybe its good but > then again maybe its not. How are we supposed to know? Or are we just > supposed to take your word for it? > > No thanks. > > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do so. > > This is just too funny. A request from a former/potential customer is > not a valid need to do so? The disarming of assertions that you say are > baseless is not a valid need to do so? I hope you don't work in their > marketing department. > > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > > indeed work for Carlson. > > > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > > > Tim Johanek > > At this point, I'm not sure that really matters, since apparently you > can't provide us with any specific information. > > > > > " This is what is meant by " sacrifice " , literally, the " making sacred " > of an animal consumed for dinner. Yet sacrifice, because it dwells > on the death, is a concept often shocking to the secular modern > Western mind - to people who calmly organize daily hecatombs > of beasts, and who are among the most death-dealing carnivores > the world has ever seen. " > > Margaret Visser: The Rituals of Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 So then call Carlson for more information. Ask your questions and see who you end up talking to. I wait to hear from you > > >Since you haven't been > >around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply don't > >know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I meant > >by " we don't know you " . > > I might jump in here to belabor the point, that we HAVE had > cases of people posing as people they are not! I mean, for > all anyone knows here I could be Jack Spratt, ex football jock > now serving time in prison for punching out a cop ... ok, > well, some of you HAVE met me, but how do the rest of > you know that? Maybe they are ALSO me logging a someone > else ... if we really want to know what " Carlson's " thinks, someone > should write or call them directly, not via this list. > > I find the whole discussion interesting though. The " confidential " > thing comes up a lot on the celiac list, where people want to > know what REALLY is in " natural flavorings " and how the lines > are cleaned and if in fact wheat is even in the same building. > One company does advertise that in fact they go so far > as to disallow their employees from bringing wheat in > their lunches (or any lunch at all, I forget). Some companies do > get very exact about this stuff, which I for one really appreciate. > Secrecy doesn't set well with me at all. > > OTOH you get stats that say that 16% of food labelled " gluten > free " does in fact test positive for gluten, which makes > you wonder about their factory processes. I think someone > putting stuff in their mouth is a valid enough reason to ask! > > > Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 There's another question here. Carlson's is recommended by Mercola (who I'm suspicious of because he's always selling you something), as well as by WAPF. What is/was the basis for that recommendation? Has Carlson's changed its policies since that recommendation? It has certainly changed the claimed amount of vitamin A. We need a response from WAPF and Mercola on this (Mercola has not responded to my query as of now -- perhaps others can write him as well). Blank On 5/28/05, Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...> wrote: > > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to see > > one from me to prove his baseless information false? > > Because YOUR product is the one avaialbe here in N. America that many > WAPFer's are consuming, not the Moeller product. Why would any of us > in N. America be concerned with the ingredients in a product only > distributed in Norway? > > > > Carlson does > > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to > his > > comments? > > > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given this > > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps Carlson > > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to do > so. > > > Huh. HOW is it NOT a valid need to provide a product information > sheet to potential customers who are leary of the product's > ingredients and want to KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CONSUMING. Is it too much > to ask what it is we are putting into our mouths? I dunno, but I have > this crazy idea that that is an " actual valid need. " > > You know, I once called a CLO manufacturer here in N. America and > requested an assay on their product, and they didn't tell me, " well, > your desire to know what's in our product before you consume it > isn't 'an actual valid need' so we're not telling. " Rather, they said > sure, we'll send an assay. And they did. And I became their customer. > > > > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I do > > indeed work for Carlson. > > > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > > > Tim Johanek > > Thanks for that. I guess my point was that we on this list don't know > you, whether or not you work for Carlson's, so we have no idea if we > can trust your word on this product. The fact that you work for > Carslon's still doesn't tell us that whatever you say about the > product is the truth (especially when Carlsons is not forthcoming > wiht proof about what's in the product). I really don't mean this in > a disrespectful way, but, you know, most folks active on this list > are quite familiar with the spin put out by many companies and their > employeesa about the products they promote. Since you haven't been > around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply don't > know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I meant > by " we don't know you " . > > Like I said, this could all be laid to rest with a simple product > information sheet, or whatever the equivalent is here in the U.S. (as > long as it lists the ingredients in the product). I would also like > to see an assay of contaminants, now that we're on the subject. Or, > is that also confidential? > > > Sincerely, > Suze Fisher > > > > > > > > <HTML><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC " -//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN " > " http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd " ><BODY><FONT > FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " > > <B>IMPORTANT ADDRESSES</B> > <UL> > <LI><B><A > HREF= " / " >NATIVE > NUTRITION</A></B> online</LI> > <LI><B><A HREF= " http://onibasu.com/ " >SEARCH</A></B> the entire message > archive with Onibasu</LI> > </UL></FONT> > <PRE><FONT FACE= " monospace " SIZE= " 3 " ><B><A > HREF= " mailto: -owner " >LIST > OWNER:</A></B> Idol > <B>MODERATORS:</B> Heidi Schuppenhauer > Wanita Sears > </FONT></PRE> > </BODY> > </HTML> > > > ________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2005 Report Share Posted May 29, 2005 --- In , " Nenah Sylver " <nenah@b...> wrote: > Tim, > If Carlson's is free of artificial ingredients, I don't know why the company would want to keep this information confidential. To my way of thinking, it is counterproductive for any company to hide information that would induce people to buy the product! Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic Vitamins Until now, it has never been an option in Carlson's mind that cutomers might think the vitamins are synthetic. Because we use only natural cod liver oil that has no added synthetic ingredients, we never even considered that NOT STATING the vitamins are natural would indicate in some persons mind that this is an indication that they might be synthetic. I will bring this to the attention of our labeling manager and perhaps the labels can be changed. Eaxctly how would you like Carlson to prove no synthetic ingredients are added? Would a written letter on company letterhead suffice? ====================== Thanks for the reply, Tim. If it were ME in charge of making sure that customers felt confident about my product, I'd issue a report on the Carlson website and also on letterhead, in the printed media someplace, simply stating that contrary to recent rumors, Carlson does not put anything synthetic into its cod liver oil. Just to alleviate concerns. Best, Nenah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Yes Tim, I do know what I'm talking about. Actually, Möller's Finnish importer Tamro has the spec sheet available on-line as a .pdf-file. The site doesn't seem to be working right now but you can access it via Google's cached pages. Here's the direct link: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:lwiySXLRaO4J: www.kalanmaksaoljy.fi:8888/Tamro_Suomi/tamrosuomi. nsf/304c79868e05cc4e42256c8a003ea944/bbd1fd5b67118 1eec2256d56001b36da/%24FILE/_39dgmoobedlgmmsr1ihm6 ku90edkn8sjleln62_.pdf+kromivihreisiin+natronkalkk i-lasipulloihin & hl=fi If you're interested you can order the sheet as a official notice from our National agency for medicines. They will likely charge you for it and it wil still be in finnish. Here you can find the contact information: http://www.laakelaitos.fi/english/about_us/contact _information/index.html I'm sorry if my poor english lead people believe that Carlson's has one thing or the other. What I meant to say in my original post was that Carson's should be able to provide a spec sheet that list the ingredients, not that I know the ingredients are similiar. But that has been now discussed. My intention was to point out what most CLO produts are made of nowadays. All CLO-products sold in my country have added synthetic vitamins. When I asked Agusta Hardardottir, the Export Manager of Lysi (the biggest producer of cod liver oil), she said they do not have unbleached and undeodorized cod liver oil with natural vitamins A and D on stock so this kind of oil would therefore be produced according to a mutually agreed specification. So yes, there's a growing number of people who need convincing that the vitamins in any given CLO are natural. And for a good reason. Petteri > > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by Petteri > > > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to > see > > > one from me to prove his baseless information false? > > > > Because YOUR product is the one avaialbe here in N. America that > many > > WAPFer's are consuming, not the Moeller product. Why would any of > us > > in N. America be concerned with the ingredients in a product only > > distributed in Norway? > > > > > > > > Carlson does > > > not authorize me to honor your request because the product specs > > > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should Carlson > > > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > > > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards to > > his > > > comments? > > > > > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given > this > > > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps > Carlson > > > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to > do > > so. > > > > > > Huh. HOW is it NOT a valid need to provide a product information > > sheet to potential customers who are leary of the product's > > ingredients and want to KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CONSUMING. Is it too > much > > to ask what it is we are putting into our mouths? I dunno, but I > have > > this crazy idea that that is an " actual valid need. " > > > > You know, I once called a CLO manufacturer here in N. America and > > requested an assay on their product, and they didn't tell > me, " well, > > your desire to know what's in our product before you consume it > > isn't 'an actual valid need' so we're not telling. " Rather, they > said > > sure, we'll send an assay. And they did. And I became their > customer. > > > > > > > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I > do > > > indeed work for Carlson. > > > > > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > > > > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > > > > > Tim Johanek > > > > Thanks for that. I guess my point was that we on this list don't > know > > you, whether or not you work for Carlson's, so we have no idea if > we > > can trust your word on this product. The fact that you work for > > Carslon's still doesn't tell us that whatever you say about the > > product is the truth (especially when Carlsons is not forthcoming > > wiht proof about what's in the product). I really don't mean this > in > > a disrespectful way, but, you know, most folks active on this list > > are quite familiar with the spin put out by many companies and > their > > employeesa about the products they promote. Since you haven't been > > around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply > don't > > know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I > meant > > by " we don't know you " . > > > > Like I said, this could all be laid to rest with a simple product > > information sheet, or whatever the equivalent is here in the U.S. > (as > > long as it lists the ingredients in the product). I would also > like > > to see an assay of contaminants, now that we're on the subject. > Or, > > is that also confidential? > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Suze Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Hi : I too wrote to Dr. Mercola (a strong advocate of Carlsons) soon after Petteri originally posted about Carlsons. I have heard nothing and don't expect to. vsp On 5/29/05, Blank <john.blank@...> wrote: > > There's another question here. Carlson's is recommended by Mercola > (who I'm suspicious of because he's always selling you something), as > well as by WAPF. What is/was the basis for that recommendation? Has > Carlson's changed its policies since that recommendation? It has > certainly changed the claimed amount of vitamin A. We need a response > from WAPF and Mercola on this (Mercola has not responded to my query > as of now -- perhaps others can write him as well). > > Blank > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 > Re: Re: Carlson Cod Liver Oil Does Not Contain Synthetic >Vitamins > > >There's another question here. Carlson's is recommended by Mercola >(who I'm suspicious of because he's always selling you something), as >well as by WAPF. What is/was the basis for that recommendation? , The WAPF stopped recommeding Carlson's several months ago due to the low vitamin A content. Suze Fisher Lapdog Design, Inc. Web Design & Development http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine http://www.westonaprice.org ---------------------------- “The diet-heart idea (the idea that saturated fats and cholesterol cause heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” -- Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher. The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics <http://www.thincs.org> ---------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 Petteri, Moller's oil for Finland is different than their oils sold in other countries in Europe. The oil sold to Finland is known to contain added vitamins A and D. Although these vitamins may possibly be synthetic in Finland (I don't really know), they are not in the US. The Moller website even specifies that their oils vary in different markets. Lysi is not in any way associated with or used by Carlson or Moller, so I don't how their comments relate in any way to Carlson. Also, Lysi is not the largest producer of Cod Liver Oil as far as I know. I've acutally never even heard of them until now. Where did you get this information from? Remember that it is possible to extract the natural vitamins A and D found in cod liver oil prior to processing and then blend them back into the oil at a later stage. This allows the vitamin content to remain at a pre-specified level while keeping the vitamins natural. > > > > Suze, how is it that you trust the information posted by > Petteri > > > > without seeing the specification sheet but you actually need to > > see > > > > one from me to prove his baseless information false? > > > > > > Because YOUR product is the one avaialbe here in N. America that > > many > > > WAPFer's are consuming, not the Moeller product. Why would any of > > us > > > in N. America be concerned with the ingredients in a product only > > > distributed in Norway? > > > > > > > > > > > > Carlson does > > > > not authorize me to honor your request because the product > specs > > > > sheets are confidential. And, in my opinion, why should > Carlson > > > > have to release confidential spec sheets to combat the false > > > > statements of a man who has no proof of validity with regards > to > > > his > > > > comments? > > > > > > > > I have a request for you. Since Petteri was so readily given > > this > > > > spec sheet, why doesn't HE post that spec sheet? Perhaps > > Carlson > > > > will grant me permission when there is an actual valid need to > > do > > > so. > > > > > > > > > Huh. HOW is it NOT a valid need to provide a product information > > > sheet to potential customers who are leary of the product's > > > ingredients and want to KNOW WHAT THEY ARE CONSUMING. Is it too > > much > > > to ask what it is we are putting into our mouths? I dunno, but I > > have > > > this crazy idea that that is an " actual valid need. " > > > > > > You know, I once called a CLO manufacturer here in N. America and > > > requested an assay on their product, and they didn't tell > > me, " well, > > > your desire to know what's in our product before you consume it > > > isn't 'an actual valid need' so we're not telling. " Rather, they > > said > > > sure, we'll send an assay. And they did. And I became their > > customer. > > > > > > > > > > > With regards to who I am, here are some supportive links that I > > do > > > > indeed work for Carlson. > > > > > > > > http://www.hsrmagazine.com/articles/311cover.html > > > > > > > > http://www.carlsonlabs.com/newsletter5.html > > > > > > > > Tim Johanek > > > > > > Thanks for that. I guess my point was that we on this list don't > > know > > > you, whether or not you work for Carlson's, so we have no idea if > > we > > > can trust your word on this product. The fact that you work for > > > Carslon's still doesn't tell us that whatever you say about the > > > product is the truth (especially when Carlsons is not forthcoming > > > wiht proof about what's in the product). I really don't mean this > > in > > > a disrespectful way, but, you know, most folks active on this > list > > > are quite familiar with the spin put out by many companies and > > their > > > employeesa about the products they promote. Since you haven't > been > > > around for a while posting about a variety of issues, we simply > > don't > > > know you well enough to take your word as gospel. That's what I > > meant > > > by " we don't know you " . > > > > > > Like I said, this could all be laid to rest with a simple product > > > information sheet, or whatever the equivalent is here in the U.S. > > (as > > > long as it lists the ingredients in the product). I would also > > like > > > to see an assay of contaminants, now that we're on the subject. > > Or, > > > is that also confidential? > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > Suze Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2005 Report Share Posted May 30, 2005 On 5/30/05, Suze Fisher <s.fisher22@...> wrote: > The WAPF stopped recommeding Carlson's several months ago due to the low > vitamin A content. I bought a bottle of Carlson's towards the end of last year, and I was flabbergasted when I got home and looked to see it only had about 1100 IU/tsp. I had just assumed it had typical vitamin A content. That was the last time I so much as looked at a Carlson's bottle. Garden of Life is becoming widely available in stores, so I mail order Blue Ice or RL, and in a jam where I need it on demand I pick up some GOL from a store. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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