Leading Dietary Supplement Manufacturer Meets Strictest U.S. Standards for Contaminants

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. (March 30, 2005) — Pharmavite LLC, manufacturer of Nature Made® dietary supplements, is proud to announce that the company’s Nature Made Fish Oil received a best choice rating based on a survey conducted by Environmental Defense. Environmental Defense, a leading national nonprofit organization representing more than 400,000 members, evaluated fish oil supplements for environmental contaminants. Environmental Defense’s complete survey chart indicating the organization’s best and worst choices is available at www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm. “Fish oil has many health benefits, yet most American diets fall short of critically important omega-3 fatty acids,” said David Smith, Ph.D., chief science officer, Pharmavite. “Fish Oil supplements are a convenient, inexpensive choice for consumers who want to incorporate fish oil into their diet. Pharmavite commends Environmental Defense for directing consumers to high quality fish oil supplements.”

Pharmavite's omega-3 fish oil products use only the oil from wild ocean fish, and do not use oil from farm-raised fish. Each batch of Pharmavite fish oil is processed using state-of-the-art molecular distillation or absorbent technology to assure high levels of purity. All batches of Pharmavite fish oil are guaranteed to pass the stringent standards of the CRN (Council for Responsible Nutrition) Omega-3 Monograph. In addition, Pharmavite's fish oil products meet the United States Pharmacopeia (“USP”) omega-3 fish oil purity standards as well as comply with all standards prescribed by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).