Sharks are an abundant species and an important food resource throughout the world. The cartilage used in BeneFin comes from sharks caught for food, not their cartilage. Lane Labs is committed to the responsible usage and conservation of the world's shared resources. A strong offensive smell indicates substantial bacterial contamination from spoiled shark cartilage raw material, or incomplete removal of muscle, nerve and blood vessel tissue. Shark cartilage research focuses on the action of shark cartilage protein - bovine studies, on the effects of mucopolysaccharides.
Bovine researchers agree that bovine products have little cartilage protein-relate effect.
BeneFin is the only shark cartilage made through a revolutionary all-natural process to ensure maximum potency. Other brands have lowered prices to match BeneFin, but they can't match BeneFin's potency. Lane Labs is leading the research to understand the science of shark cartilage and to prove the effectiveness of BeneFin. Lane Labs principle research consultants are responsible for much of the scientific and clinical work done previously on shark cartilage supplements. BeneFin's superiority to these earlier products and other brands has been confirmed by independent laboratory research.