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Does Fish Oil or Omega 3 needs a hechsher?
Why wouldn’t it need one?
Uh, yes, of course!
Fish oil can come from shark and other unkosher fish.
Yes. First, nonkosher fish can get mixed in. Second, the capsules have to come from a kosher source.
You need to know for medical purposes???
You need to consult a Rav, who might also want to include a doctor &/or pharmacist in the discussion.
Refuah Shleima!
Yes. The machinery used to process the fish is probably also used to process non-kosher fish. The machinery gets hot. The oil is assumed treif until proven otherwise. The capsules are also treif. you need a Rav to decide when you can consume tarfus for medical purposes. There are a few companies that sell good fish oil with a hechsher.
Anything from fish that you can’t see the original source fish to determine if its kosher, requires a hechsher. If you buy any type of fish filets, they need a hechsher. Clear halacha in shulchan orech.
theprof1: A fish product that does not contain pieces of fish is only a ????? ???? ????. If it is not being eaten and there is a medicinal benefit I’m not certain the ????? is applicable. In this case fish oil with a hechsher is readily available and there seems to be no reason to allow without a hechsher.
How about flaxseed oil? Can you use it to season pots?
Rechnitz accused us of being machmirim yet people have a hava amina of taking non-kosher capsules when kosher ones are available? If there are Kosher brands available, why not just get those and avoid the shayla?
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Rechnitz = Punching Bag
I watched the full video, and do not recall Mr. Rechnitz refer to the kashrus of fish oil . Not even once.
The brand Bluebonnet (Im sure there are others) has a reliable hechsher (Chof K). You can buy them anywhere. I buy them online at amazon.
One issue not mentioned, is if one is looking for the unparalleled benefits of fermented fish-cod liver oil. As far as I know there is no such product available with a hechsher. The only option would be to use the capsules and rely on some combination of heterim.
Is anyone aware of the halachos regarding the use of supplements? I have seen (though not studied) a few, and it is questioned whether the entire field of supplements and vitamins is even muttar according to halacha. I assume that there is substantial question regarding the effectiveness, with a minimum of reliable scientific study available. I also suspect that there is a basis to question because there is minimal to no quality control, to insure that the package label is accurate. Taking medications (supplements are considered medications, though available without prescription) that are not reliable might present a halacha problem.
If someone can share a reference or two to tshuvos on this, I can review them and speak from something better than very vague memory and assumption.
TLIK, do you mean kashrus-wise, or are you questioning if there might be a different reason not to take them?
I found these about homeopathic remedies:
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=27996&st=&pgnum=34&hilite=
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1600&st=&pgnum=432&hilite=
http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1415&st=&pgnum=53&hilite=
Vitamins are simple.
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