I have a bottle of fish oil caps here that kind of stick together at first when I shake the bottle. It also smells kind of fishy. I took all the pills out and none seem to be broken although some are a little soft. There’s no oil or anything left in the bottle.
This happened to the last bottle I bought as well so I think it had to do with the way I keep them stored. It gets pretty hot in my house during the day so I think the pills are kind of melting a little bit.
Is it safe to take these or should I throw them away again? Would it be better to freeze the next batch to avoid the same problem?
This has happened to me before also. I wasn’t sure, but they smell like ass and the thought of ingesting rancid fish oil convinced me to toss them. Now I shake the bottles before I buy them to make sure everything is in good order and make sure to store them in a cool place.
[quote]vinsanity wrote:
This has happened to me before also. I wasn’t sure, but they smell like ass and the thought of ingesting rancid fish oil convinced me to toss them. Now I shake the bottles before I buy them to make sure everything is in good order and make sure to store them in a cool place.[/quote]
I would agree .I have been saving the silica gel packets from other tabs and put in with my fish oil capsules to keep them fresher
[quote]Spad wrote:
I have a bottle of fish oil caps here that kind of stick together at first when I shake the bottle. It also smells kind of fishy. I took all the pills out and none seem to be broken although some are a little soft. There’s no oil or anything left in the bottle.
This happened to the last bottle I bought as well so I think it had to do with the way I keep them stored. It gets pretty hot in my house during the day so I think the pills are kind of melting a little bit.
Is it safe to take these or should I throw them away again? Would it be better to freeze the next batch to avoid the same problem?[/quote]
[quote]Spad wrote:
I have a bottle of fish oil caps here that kind of stick together at first when I shake the bottle. It also smells kind of fishy. I took all the pills out and none seem to be broken although some are a little soft. There’s no oil or anything left in the bottle.
This happened to the last bottle I bought as well so I think it had to do with the way I keep them stored. It gets pretty hot in my house during the day so I think the pills are kind of melting a little bit.
Is it safe to take these or should I throw them away again? Would it be better to freeze the next batch to avoid the same problem?[/quote]
They always smell this way esp. when you first open the bottle. The good ones have a little Vit E in it for preservation I believe…
Just to followup, I have food poisoning right now. I’m not 100% sure if it’s from the fish oil caps but the doctor thinks it’s a possibility. I haven’t eaten anything else potentially bad lately though and I started feeling bad about 6 hours after ingesting 4 of the fish oil caps. I’m pretty sure it was the fish oil. I’m throwing the rest out just to be safe.
