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#1 Lazarus Long

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Posted 25 May 2006 - 11:50 AM


Here is an organization that will test product safety and quality for specifically supplements. I would ask that aside from some review of these groups that as they become more well known or if you know of one such agency in a government or industry that you lists access information in this thread and everyone can share access to their results.


ConsumerLab.com

About ConsumerLab.com OVERVIEW:

ConsumerLab.com, LLC ("CL") is the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products. It publishes results of its tests at www.consumerlab.com — which receives nearly 2 million visits per year, in its acclaimed book ConsumerLab.com's Guide to Buying Vitamins & Supplements, and in special technical reports. Its research is cited frequently in the media, books, and at medical meetings. As a certification company, CL enables companies of all sizes to have their products voluntarily tested for potential inclusion in its list of Approved Quality products and bear the CL Seal. In the past five years, CL has tested more than 1,200 products, representing over 250 different brands and nearly every type of popular supplement.


INDEPENDENT TESTING OF PRODUCTS:

Types of Products Tested:
CL evaluates consumer products relating to health, wellness, and nutrition, including:
Health & Nutrition Products:
- Herbal Products
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Other Supplements
Sports & Energy Products
Functional Foods
Foods & Beverages
Personal Care Products

From time to time, CL may evaluate additional types of products that impact consumer health, wellness, or nutrition.

Testing Programs:

Products are tested through CL's Product Reviews and its Voluntary Certification Program (previously known as CL's Guaranteed Testing and Ad Hoc Testing programs).


Product Reviews:

Product Reviews are CL's independent tests of multiple brands of products claiming to have the same key ingredient. Product Reviews have the following features:

Exclusively directed by CL.
Products tested are purchased independently by CL at the retail level (stores, mail order, online, etc.). CL does not accept product samples from manufacturers for Product Reviews and CL may select samples at any time during the year (to avoid sampling bias).
Products are selected by CL to reflect popular brands in the market as well as a selection of smaller brands.
Blinded tests are conducted by academic and commercial laboratories selected by CL for expertise in the type of testing needed for each product. These facilities are generally FDA inspected, follow GLP (good laboratory practice) protocols, are accredited by outside groups and/or participate in method validation programs. CL's expert research staff closely evaluates the work of these laboratories.

After a Product Review is completed, results for products selected for testing by CL are available online to subscribers. Products that have passed the Voluntary Certification Program (see below) are also listed in respective Product Reviews as well as posted for non-subscribers.

Brands that "Pass" may carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Product Reviews are repeated periodically (approximately every 24 to 36 months) for each product category. However, CL may re-test brands at any time. A change in a brand's test results will be reflected in CL's Web site and will affect eligibility for the CL certification seal.

Full reports of Product Reviews are available in Product Review Technical Reports sold by CL.


Voluntary Certification Program:

Manufacturers and distributors interested in the potential of having their products certified by CL, listed among the Approved Quality Products in CL's Product Reviews and bear the CL Seal may participate in the Voluntary Certification Program. Testing is conducted in the same manner as Product Reviews with test samples not accepted directly from the manufacturer.

There is a testing fee paid by the manufacturer and results are proprietary to the manufacturer. However, if a product "Passes," it will appear in CL's Web site listing of the respective Product Review and is also eligible to carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Due to economies of scale, testing fees are lower for products that fall within a category about to undergo a Product Review. Manufacturers and distributors should contact lisa.sabin@consumerlab.com if they wish to be alerted to upcoming Product Review categories.


Recalls and Warnings

Laboratory Test Results

Natural Products Encyclopedia


This organization is commercial and requires a subscription to access their detailed information. They also restrict the sharing of that information but if you are a subscriber then you might be able to post what you learn from them as long as it does not directly copy that info. However If anyone finds organizations or published clinical trial results please share those sources here.

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#2 cellfighter

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Posted 21 October 2006 - 08:05 PM

They seem to be run by former FDA agents. I would have zero confidence in them.

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#3 Lazarus Long

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Posted 21 October 2006 - 09:25 PM

Funny I didn't read that. I only read that one member came from the FDA at all.
http://www.consumerlab.com/aboutcl.asp

KEY MANAGEMENT:
Tod Cooperman, M.D., President
Dr. Tod Cooperman is a noted researcher, writer, and speaker on consumer healthcare issues. Dr. Cooperman is also the Founder of PharmacyChecker.com (www.pharmacychecker.com), an evaluator of Internet pharmacies, and CareData Reports, Inc., a leading independent evaluator of consumer satisfaction with managed care (now a division of J.D. Power and Associates). Dr. Cooperman is a graduate of the Boston University School of Medicine.

William R. Obermeyer, Ph.D., Vice President for Research
Dr. William Obermeyer joined ConsumerLab.com from the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) where he was a Natural Products Chemist guiding research activities of various natural products and educating the public, academia and industry on the safety and proper manufacture and testing of dietary supplements. Dr. Obermeyer is an internationally recognized authority on pharmacognosy (the science of natural products) and serves on the Executive Board of the AOAC Technical Division for Reference Materials. Dr. Obermeyer received his Ph.D. from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science.

Lisa K. Sabin, Vice President for Business Development
Lisa Sabin joined ConsumerLab.com from Prevention Magazine where she was an Account Executive working with healthcare and consumer products companies. Prior to that, she worked for Hearst Magazines, in the Brand Development Department, managing the merchandising of products under the names of its publications, such as Popular Mechanics, Cosmopolitan and Esquire. Ms. Sabin is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in Communications.

Elena Suzuki Yoo, CN, Japan Manager
Elena Suzuki Yoo coordinates ConsumerLab.com's activities in the Japanese market. Ms. Yoo brings experience in international business and Japanese medical/nutritional writing and translation. Ms. Yoo holds a Certified Nutritionist degree from the American Health Science University in Colorado and a B.A. from Japan Women's University (Nihon Jyoshi Daigaku) in Tokyo.


OWNERSHIP, AFFILIATIONS, AND SOURCES OF REVENUE:
ConsumerLab.com, LLC is a privately held company based in White Plains, New York. It is not affiliated with manufacturers of health and nutrition products. Revenues are derived from sales of online subscriptions, books, CL's Product Review Technical Reports, advertisements on its Web site, as well as Voluntary Certification Program fees, and license fees from both the re-publication of its proprietary information and the authorized use of the CL Seal of Approval.


And their methodology is rigidly scientific.

OVERVIEW:
ConsumerLab.com, LLC ("CL") is the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products. It publishes results of its tests at www.consumerlab.com — which receives nearly 2 million visits per year, in its acclaimed book ConsumerLab.com's Guide to Buying Vitamins & Supplements, and in special technical reports. Its research is cited frequently in the media, books, and at medical meetings. As a certification company, CL enables companies of all sizes to have their products voluntarily tested for potential inclusion in its list of Approved Quality products and bear the CL Seal. In the past five years, CL has tested more than 1,200 products, representing over 250 different brands and nearly every type of popular supplement.

INDEPENDENT TESTING OF PRODUCTS:
Types of Products Tested:
CL evaluates consumer products relating to health, wellness, and nutrition, including:
Health & Nutrition Products:
- Herbal Products
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Other Supplements
Sports & Energy Products
Functional Foods
Foods & Beverages
Personal Care Products

From time to time, CL may evaluate additional types of products that impact consumer health, wellness, or nutrition.

Testing Programs:
Products are tested through CL's Product Reviews and its Voluntary Certification Program (previously known as CL's Guaranteed Testing and Ad Hoc Testing programs).
Product Reviews:
Product Reviews are CL's independent tests of multiple brands of products claiming to have the same key ingredient. Product Reviews have the following features:
Exclusively directed by CL.
Products tested are purchased independently by CL at the retail level (stores, mail order, online, etc.). CL does not accept product samples from manufacturers for Product Reviews and CL may select samples at any time during the year (to avoid sampling bias).
Products are selected by CL to reflect popular brands in the market as well as a selection of smaller brands.
Blinded tests are conducted by academic and commercial laboratories selected by CL for expertise in the type of testing needed for each product. These facilities are generally FDA inspected, follow GLP (good laboratory practice) protocols, are accredited by outside groups and/or participate in method validation programs. CL's expert research staff closely evaluates the work of these laboratories.
After a Product Review is completed, results for products selected for testing by CL are available online to subscribers. Products that have passed the Voluntary Certification Program (see below) are also listed in respective Product Reviews as well as posted for non-subscribers.
Brands that "Pass" may carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).
Product Reviews are repeated periodically (approximately every 24 to 36 months) for each product category. However, CL may re-test brands at any time. A change in a brand's test results will be reflected in CL's Web site and will affect eligibility for the CL certification seal.
Full reports of Product Reviews are available in Product Review Technical Reports sold by CL.
Voluntary Certification Program:
Manufacturers and distributors interested in the potential of having their products certified by CL, listed among the Approved Quality Products in CL's Product Reviews and bear the CL Seal may participate in the Voluntary Certification Program. Testing is conducted in the same manner as Product Reviews with test samples not accepted directly from the manufacturer.

There is a testing fee paid by the manufacturer and results are proprietary to the manufacturer. However, if a product "Passes," it will appear in CL's Web site listing of the respective Product Review and is also eligible to carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Due to economies of scale, testing fees are lower for products that fall within a category about to undergo a Product Review. Manufacturers and distributors should contact lisa.sabin@consumerlab.com if they wish to be alerted to upcoming Product Review categories.
Multi-Label Testing Program:
For manufacturers of private label and multi-brand products seeking to participate in CL's Voluntary Certification Program, CL offers the Multi-Label Testing Program option. Manufacturers must provide proof that the formulations are identical for all products and all sampled products must pass testing for products to be listed as Approved Quality.
Raw Material & Private Label Certification Program:
Suppliers of ingredients to manufacturers may have their materials evaluated by CL using the same testing methods employed in Product Reviews. If the material passes testing, a Certificate of Approved Quality is issued to the supplier, who may use it in its marketing to clients and prospective clients.
Athletic Banned Substances Screening Program:
Manufacturers, sports associations, and others may have dietary supplements and nutrition products tested for substances that could result in an athlete being disqualified from competing in Olympic or other competition. The screening program includes testing for certain stimulants, narcotics, anabolic agents, diuretics, masking agents, and beta-blockers based on the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code or the codes of other sports associations. Such products can also be evaluated for their active ingredients using the same criteria and testing methods employed in Product Reviews.

There is a testing fee paid by the requestor, to whom the results are proprietary. However, if a product "Passes," the requestor may have it listed on CL's Web site for the respective Product Review as well as for a separate listing of products that have passed the Athletic Banned Substances Screening Program. Passing products are also eligible to carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Manufacturers of products that fail to pass CL's testing may request a summary of CL's test results, product lot number, expiration date, and place and date of purchase for such product. This information is provided by CL at no cost within three business days of receipt of written request. CL maintains unopened reserve samples of all products that it tests. If a manufacturer of a tested product disputes CL's findings, CL will offer reserve sample for repeat testing by a third-party laboratory of mutual acceptance to the manufacturer and CL. After appropriate review, CL will publish the results of this testing on the CL website.
Custom Analyses and Consulting:
Parties wishing to engage ConsumerLab.com's research staff to perform special purpose testing, analyses, or consulting should contact research@consumerlab.com. Examples of assignments include testing of material for clinical trials, expert analysis and opinion for litigation, and concept/product testing for new product development.

Testing Criteria and Methods:
Products are tested for the following:
Identity: Does the product meet recognized standards of quality and does the product meet the level of quality claimed on the label?
Strength (quantity): Does the product contain the amount of ingredient claimed on the label?
Purity: Is the product free of common contaminants?
Availability: Does the product break apart properly so that it may be used by the body? [See ConsumerLab.com Home Test for Disintegration for how to test your supplements]

These criteria must be met to be considered Approved by CL. If a manufacturer seeks to use the CL Seal of Approval, the product will be tested for these criteria every twelve months based on a random sample purchased on the open market.

Specific testing criteria vary by product and are selected on the basis of high consumer importance and a lack of ongoing monitoring or reporting by government or independent organizations.

CL seeks to use the most advanced and appropriate test methods. Each Product Review provides a link to the methods used. Below are examples of test methods used:
AA (atomic absorption)
CE (capillary electrophoresis)
Gas chromatography with detection by FID (flame ionization detector), ECD (electron capture detector) and MS or MS/MS
HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) in conjunction with a variety of detection methods including IR (infra-red), photodiode array, ELSD (evaporative light scatter detector), MS (mass spectroscopy), and MS/MS (tandem mass spectroscopy)
HP-TLC (high performance thin-layer chromatography)
ICP/MS (inductively coupled plasma/mass spectroscopy)
Microscopy
MS (mass spectroscopy)



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Posted 21 October 2006 - 10:21 PM

Consumerlab's testing is 100% legitimate and all done through third party labs.

VERY few supplement companies perform independent testing on their products. The ONLY company I know of at this time who performs independent testing on "nootropic" compounds is Relentless Improvement.

Since many companies claim to perform independent testing without ever actually doing it, I try my very best to only use supplement companies whose products manage to pass tests at Consumerlab.com -- or provide me with evidence to substantiate testing claims.

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Posted 01 October 2007 - 12:48 AM

Here is an organization that will test product safety and quality for specifically supplements.  I would ask that aside from some review of these groups that as they become more well known or if you know of one such agency in a government or industry that you lists access information in this thread and everyone can share access to their results.


ConsumerLab.com

About ConsumerLab.com OVERVIEW:

ConsumerLab.com, LLC ("CL") is the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products. It publishes results of its tests at www.consumerlab.com — which receives nearly 2 million visits per year, in its acclaimed book ConsumerLab.com's Guide to Buying Vitamins & Supplements, and in special technical reports. Its research is cited frequently in the media, books, and at medical meetings. As a certification company, CL enables companies of all sizes to have their products voluntarily tested for potential inclusion in its list of Approved Quality products and bear the CL Seal. In the past five years, CL has tested more than 1,200 products, representing over 250 different brands and nearly every type of popular supplement.


INDEPENDENT TESTING OF PRODUCTS:

Types of Products Tested:
CL evaluates consumer products relating to health, wellness, and nutrition, including:
Health & Nutrition Products:
- Herbal Products
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Other Supplements
Sports & Energy Products
Functional Foods
Foods & Beverages
Personal Care Products

From time to time, CL may evaluate additional types of products that impact consumer health, wellness, or nutrition.

Testing Programs:

Products are tested through CL's Product Reviews and its Voluntary Certification Program (previously known as CL's Guaranteed Testing and Ad Hoc Testing programs).


Product Reviews:

Product Reviews are CL's independent tests of multiple brands of products claiming to have the same key ingredient. Product Reviews have the following features:

Exclusively directed by CL.
Products tested are purchased independently by CL at the retail level (stores, mail order, online, etc.). CL does not accept product samples from manufacturers for Product Reviews and CL may select samples at any time during the year (to avoid sampling bias).
Products are selected by CL to reflect popular brands in the market as well as a selection of smaller brands.
Blinded tests are conducted by academic and commercial laboratories selected by CL for expertise in the type of testing needed for each product. These facilities are generally FDA inspected, follow GLP (good laboratory practice) protocols, are accredited by outside groups and/or participate in method validation programs. CL's expert research staff closely evaluates the work of these laboratories.

After a Product Review is completed, results for products selected for testing by CL are available online to subscribers. Products that have passed the Voluntary Certification Program (see below) are also listed in respective Product Reviews as well as posted for non-subscribers.

Brands that "Pass" may carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Product Reviews are repeated periodically (approximately every 24 to 36 months) for each product category. However, CL may re-test brands at any time. A change in a brand's test results will be reflected in CL's Web site and will affect eligibility for the CL certification seal.

Full reports of Product Reviews are available in Product Review Technical Reports sold by CL.


Voluntary Certification Program:

Manufacturers and distributors interested in the potential of having their products certified by CL, listed among the Approved Quality Products in CL's Product Reviews and bear the CL Seal may participate in the Voluntary Certification Program. Testing is conducted in the same manner as Product Reviews with test samples not accepted directly from the manufacturer.

There is a testing fee paid by the manufacturer and results are proprietary to the manufacturer. However, if a product "Passes," it will appear in CL's Web site listing of the respective Product Review and is also eligible to carry the CL Seal of Approval upon acceptance by the manufacturer of the CL Seal Use License Agreement (described below).

Due to economies of scale, testing fees are lower for products that fall within a category about to undergo a Product Review. Manufacturers and distributors should contact lisa.sabin@consumerlab.com if they wish to be alerted to upcoming Product Review categories.


Recalls and Warnings

Laboratory Test Results

Natural Products Encyclopedia


This organization is commercial and requires a subscription to access their detailed information. They also restrict the sharing of that information but if you are a subscriber then you might be able to post what you learn from them as long as it does not directly copy that info. However If anyone finds organizations or published clinical trial results please share those sources here.

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ConsumerLabs is a joke.





ConsumerLab.com Attempts to Refute Independent Lab’s Results -- TRIMSPA Sets Record Straight

In late November, 2005, an independent third party laboratory refuted the trivalent and hexavalent Chromium results on TRIMSPA X32 reported in ConsumerLab.com’s Product Review: Chromium. ConsumerLab.com, in a press release issued yesterday, continued to stand behind their Report with the argument that the third party results, from American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp. (AACL), are questionable due to a FDA warning letter on operating procedures and the lack of an EPA Certification.


(PRWEB) December 8, 2005 -- In late November, 2005, an independent third party laboratory refuted the trivalent and hexavalent Chromium results on TRIMSPA X32 reported in ConsumerLab.com’s Product Review: Chromium. ConsumerLab.com, in a press release issued yesterday, continued to stand behind their Report with the argument that the third party results, from American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp. (AACL), are questionable due to a FDA warning letter on operating procedures and the lack of an EPA Certification.

TRIMSPA’s representative commented, “Dr. Obermeyer, of ConsumerLabs.com, is painting only a partial picture in his attempt to refute the results of an independent laboratory. He [Dr. Obermeyer] cites a warning letter issued by the FDA but neglects to mention that the warning was issued in February of 2003 and that, since that time, no additional warnings have been issued and all standard operating procedures have been closely adhered. The laboratory, in other words, is fully compliant with current GLP (Good Laboratory Procedures) as stated in the Code of Federal Regulations.”

“Furthermore,” added the TRIMSPA representative, “Dr. Zhen-Chang Charlie Li, Ph.D. and President of American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, Corp., has retained a FDA consultant for more than 2 years to ensure compliance with all federal regulations. AACL operates according to EPA/FDA GLP guidelines, and QA/QC and SOP programs have been incorporated to ensure both consistency and accuracy of their results.”

According to the TRIMSPA, Obermeyer has not revealed the names of the Laboratories conducting their tests or their history of FDA compliance. Said TRIMSPA’s representative, “ConsumerLab.com has failed to provide a validated GLP assay under which these tests were performed, or the limits for detection. The question is not whether TRIMSPA is hiding anything, but is ConsumerLabs.com?”

The release issued by ConsumerLab.com also noted that, “Laboratories with expertise in testing for chromium and hexavalent chromium are generally EPA certified. American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp. is not listed an EPA certified laboratory.”

According to Dr. Li, AACL, EPA certification was maintained by the lab from 1996 to 1999. With less than 1% of the Lab’s business requiring EPA certification, Li said, “The decision to drop the certification was purely a business one; certification costs thousands and thousands of dollars annually.”

Since its inception in 1994, AACL has been serving the Nutraceutical, Nutrition Supplement, Pharmaceutical, and Cosmetic industries. The Lab’s background was ideal for confirming or dispelling the ConsumerLab.com report findings. The Lab is professionally affiliated with and/or certified by the American Association of the Advancement of Science, AOAC International (Association of Analytical Chemists), American Botanical Council, American Chemical Society, American Oil Chemical Society, Institute of Food Technology, and is FDA Registered.

TRIMSPA agrees with Obermeyer that Chromium testing requires special techniques and highly experienced technicians testing. Said TRIMSPA’s representative, “Testing Chromium improperly can cause erroneous results (1) – including the false assumption that trivalent Chromium in supplements could include hexavalent chromium. Obermeyer failed to note that hexavalent Chromium is a man-made material that is not present in supplements. More important, none of the manufacturing processes for X32 introduce processes or ingredients that would oxidize the trivalent Chromium to a hexavalent state.”

“ConsumerLab.com,” said TRIMSPA’s representative, “would like the public to believe that a FDA warning letter issued in 2003 and the lack of an EPA certification makes AACL’s results less credible. The truth is, it doesn’t.”

TRIMSPA has a proven track record of compliance with all industry standards and stands by all its products and claims. The Company plans to take proper legal action where appropriate to help rectify the situation.

References:
1. Dietary Chromium: An Overview by Barry Mennen, M.D. Available at: http://www.luminet.n...ker.htmAccessed November 15, 2005.

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Posted 01 October 2007 - 12:56 AM

New Chapter had to correct their testing flaws.

http://newchapter.co...rlab_coq10.html

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Posted 01 October 2007 - 12:57 AM

FTC Urged to Investigate Purported Consumer Watchdog
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council for Responsible Nutrition
(CRN) has asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate deceptive business
practices by ConsumerLab.com and take appropriate action.

The CRN complaint states that ConsumerLab.com -- which represents itself as a consumer
watchdog testing dietary supplements -- is in reality a for- profit company that solicits money
from the makers of products it plans to have tested. Those that pay have positive results
highlighted and negative results quashed; those that don't pay have negative results highlighted
and positive results obscured.

"Until now, nobody has looked behind the curtain and exposed ConsumerLab.com's tactics,"
said CRN President Annette Dickinson, Ph.D. "It is a business, not a watchdog -- one that
intimidates manufacturers to pay for its services. We ask the FTC to lift the veil this company
uses to disguise its true nature."

ConsumerLab.com promotes itself as "a leading provider of consumer information and independent
evaluations of products that affect health and nutrition." Contrary to the image it projects of an actual
testing facility, ConsumerLab.com essentially is a three-person operation, and its business address
is a UPS drop box in White Plains, N.Y. It farms out product testing, but does not make public the
identity of the laboratories it uses.

Here is how it works: ConsumerLab.com approaches dietary supplement makers requesting that
they enroll in its "voluntary" testing program -- for a fee. Those that pay are guaranteed that products
failing the subsequent testing will not be identified publicly. Companies that do not pay risk having their
products tested anyway and, if they fail, being publicized on ConsumerLab.com's Web site and in the media.

Meeting ConsumerLab.com's standards is no guarantee that a manufacturer will be treated fairly.
Only products from companies that pay up and pass are mentioned on the free portion of ConsumerLab.com's
Web site. Products that pass but are made by companies that don't pay are listed only on the private portion
of the site. These products are absent from the public site, giving the impression to non-subscribers that they
must have failed because they aren't listed. And even the 20,000 Web subscribers, who pay
$24 a year for "full access" to product tests, aren't told that ConsumerLab.com has agreed to suppress failing
results for companies that paid up.

CRN and its member companies recognize the value and importance of legitimate third-party testing
programs -- such as those run by U.S.
Pharmacopeia and NSF International -- that operate in an honest and aboveboard manner and help
consumers select high-quality products. The ConsumerLab.com business model, by contrast, is unfair
and deceptive.

CRN is asking the FTC to make ConsumerLab.com: 1) make public all future test results regardless of
whether companies have paid money to ConsumerLab.com; 2) release testing criteria and methodologies
in advance;
3) identify the contract laboratories that actually do its testing; and 4) change its name to one that does
not falsely imply that it does its own testing.

"ConsumerLab.com's entire business model is based upon threat and deception," Dr. Dickinson said.
"Forcing it to come clean will take away its ability to mislead the media and the public."


Founded in 1973, CRN is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing dietary supplement
industry ingredient suppliers and manufacturers. CRN members adhere to a strong code of ethics, comply

with dosage limits and manufacture dietary supplements to high quality standards under good manufacturing
practices. For more information on CRN, visit <http://www.crnusa.org>.

SOURCE Council for Responsible Nutrition

01/13/2005 09:05 ET

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