Freshness
An oil's age is the fact its label most often omits
Oxidation is the only number that tells you where an oil is in its life. We measure it on every batch before release, print it, and date it, because an oxidation figure without a date is not information.
This matters less for a mineral capsule and enormously for a marine oil. The rest of this page is the method, the limits we hold, and what happens if a batch misses them.
At a glance
- Measured
- Every batch, before release
- Published
- On the label, with the date of measurement
- Tested by
- An independent laboratory
- If a batch misses
- Quarantined, not reworked
- Retention samples
- Shelf life plus one year
- Returns
- 120 days from delivery, opened or not
Method
What is measured, and against what limit
Three figures, each on every batch of oil. The first two are combined into the total that appears on the label.
| Figure | What it detects | Our release limit |
|---|---|---|
| Peroxide value | The first stage of spoilage, before anything is detectable by taste or smell. | Well inside the voluntary industry ceiling |
| Anisidine value | The second stage, which peroxide alone will miss in an oil already past its first decline. | Well inside the voluntary industry ceiling |
| Total oxidation | The two combined, which is the figure worth comparing between products. | Printed on the label with its measurement date |
| Heavy metals | Lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury, which concentrate in marine sources. | Below USP limits |
| Identity and potency | That the oil is what it says and at the stated strength. | Within 10% of the label figure |
- A failing batch is quarantined and destroyed. It is not blended into a passing one, which is a practice that exists and which the arithmetic permits.
- Certificates are yours on request. Send the lot number to contact@anthrodynelabs.com, or read it out on +1 (312) 680-2778, and the certificate comes back the same working day, in full rather than summarised.
- Where a lot has no independent certificate, we say so rather than send you one from a different lot.
Prices
Sizes and what they cost
Larger sizes cost less per day because they cost less to fill and ship, and for no other reason. There is no reduced price behind a sign-up.
| Size | Covers | Per day | Price | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 softgels | Two months at one a day | $0.47 a day | $28.00 | Oxidation figure on the label; 120-day return |
| 120 softgels most ordered |
Four months at one a day | $0.39 a day | $47.00 | Oxidation figure on the label; 120-day return; Carriage included |
| 240 softgels | Eight months at one a day | $0.33 a day | $79.00 | Oxidation figure on the label; 120-day return; Carriage included; Batch reserved on request |
- A single purchase each time. Nothing recurs, no card is stored for later, and there is nothing to cancel.
- 120 days to return from delivery, opened or unopened, with no restocking charge.
- One price for everybody. No tier and no members' rate.
Ordering
How an order is placed
Orders are taken at +1 (312) 680-2778 or in writing at contact@anthrodynelabs.com during Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm Central. Name the line and the size and you get the batch in store, its oxidation figure and the date it was measured, and the total including carriage, before anything is charged. Where that is read to you over the telephone it is confirmed by email straight afterwards.
Not through a checkout, because the batch is the thing worth knowing and it changes month to month. A button cannot tell you which batch you are about to receive; a person or a two-line reply can.
The card is charged once for that order and is not retained. Confirmation goes out by email at once and the tracking number follows by email when the carrier collects. Order updates are never sent by text message.
Suggested use and safety
- Follow the suggested use on the bottle. Where the bottle and this site disagree, the bottle is right and the site is an error we want reported.
- Adults 18 and over. Nothing in the range is intended for children.
- Do not exceed the suggested use.
- Raise it with a qualified healthcare professional before you start, in particular if you take prescription medication, are managing a condition, or are pregnant or nursing.
- Stop and seek advice if anything disagrees with you. Keep oils cool and dark, and observe the best-before.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products in the Bench Line range are dietary supplements and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.