I am on my fourth bottle of Nordic Naturals ProOmega 2000-D, Lemon Flavor - 2150 mg Omega-3 + 1000 IU D3-120 Soft Gels. Three of the four bottles have had a strong fishy smell upon opening; and, 2 of the four have had large masses of clumped pills. Probably 60% or more of the pills in my most recent bottle was clumped and very difficult to break up. Fortunately, the walls of each soft gel is thick enough to handle beating the bottle to break up the clump. But, I suspect their filling plant has a number of broken pills or leaking injectors causing the pills to get wet and stick. When I received my first bottle (middle of summer), not only were the pills stuck together, but they had a slight rancid odor. I sent Nordic Naturals a message and they replaced the bottle with no questions asked. Bravo! But, the replacement also came with sticky, fishy pills, as has every bottle I have received. At this point, I just accept that the QC is less than perfect, and as long as they are not rancid, I keep mine in the fridge to slow the degradation. Seems to work out alright, even if they smell a little strong. Just remember to wash your hands after handling the pills, or you'll be stuck wondering what the fish smell until you do