From the FAQ:
"Can't I just use barbless fish hooks?"
A. "Barbless fish hooks were created so that the fish could easily be removed from the hook, saving the fisherman hassle. Fish get infections from dirty hooks, not from easy hook removal. "
Read carefully...what they are actually saying here is that fish do not get infections from easy hook removal....so therefore barbless hooks cause no infection.
"The Harmless Hook fish hook will continue to help protect the fish from infection as it heals, and then dissolve."
I would love to see how an internally imbedded hook will "...protect the fish...", and just how long it takes for a hook to dissolve inside a fish, assuming that the hook does not tear into some internal organ or other.
Apparently barbs do not harm fish either....
These chaps really should have vetted their site far more carefully before putting it online.