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There is GLA safflower which is not the generic safflower and does
contain gamma linolenic acid.  

Also, it is in hemp seed oil which has oleic, linoleic acid, CLA, GLA
and linolenic acid.

At anyrate, you could get an oil that has all 3.

Lynda

---- Original Message ----
From: billj AT harborside.com

>A few years back I pointed out that it was not enough to say a fatty
>acid is "omega 3" or such.  I predicted that this tendency would lead
>to people being defrauded for things like safflower oil, a source of
>nothing special.  Well now it's here.  We bought one brand that
>touted that it had omegas -3, -6, and -9!  Well, the omega-6 acid is
>not gamma linolenic acid, which only occurs in rare oils like borage
>seed oil, evening primrose, and black currant, but just plain old
>linoleic acid from safflower oil, which is easy to get and not worth
>buying in pill form.
>