The Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) has called on the
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the business
practices of ConsumerLab.com, alleging that it "intimidates
manufacturers to pay for its services".
Thirteen popular multivitamin products failed a ConsumerLab test
because of lead contamination, lower ingredient levels than stated,
and/or inability to fully break apart for absorption, writes Wai
Lang Chu.
Almost 80 per cent of consumers are 'extremely' or 'very' satisfied
with the supplement brands they have used, according to a new
survey by ConsumerLab, which also reveals the brand names rated
most highly by consumers.
Health professionals are being cautioned about the strength
discrepancies of some Coenzyme Q10 products. Alternating brands of
the popular CoQ10 supplement could hinder the management of
diseases such as congestive heart failure and...
The quality of ginseng supplements has improved in the last two
years, although some products on the market still present
considerable risks to consumers, according to a new review by
ConsumerLab.com.
The quality of the active ingredient in ginkgo supplements appears
to have dropped significantly in the last three years, according to
tests done by ConsumerLab.com.
Acidophilus and other probiotic supplements may be gaining in
popularity but a report by independent testers ConsumerLab, says
live bacteria may actually be missing in many priobiotic products.
Some DHEA supplements could be ineffective as they do not contain
the claimed amounts of the hormone, according to a recent
ConsumerLab.com review. The organisation found that three of 17
dehydroepiandrosterone products, used to treat...
Tests on the strength of the US' most popular supplement, garlic,
show that products on the market vary by as much as 1500 per cent
across products, according to a review by ConsumerLab. The company
also reported that almost...
Nine months of tests by ConsumerLab.com have revealed that up to 10
per cent of potassium, iron and magnesium supplements could be
contaminated with lead, a cause for concern but one which can be
easily remedied by companies.
Potassium iodide pills can help combat the threat of thyroid cancer
caused by radioactive iodine, but their availability in the US -
where the fear of terrorist attacks is still very real - is not
good, claims ConsumerLab.com.
ConsumerLab.com, the independent tester of health and nutrition
products, has signed an agreement with HealthGate Data Corporation,
the publisher of The Natural Pharmacist, an electronic encyclopedia
and database of supplements and...
A major new survey of supplement users in the US carried out by
ConsumerLab.com has highlighted some interesting facts - not least
that many supplement users are afraid of the safety and possible
side effects of prescription drug...
A recent test of 26 nutrition powders in the US showed that 24 of
them lived up to their claims regarding carbohydrate, fats and
proteins. But the study by independent testers ConsumerLab.com
showed that some products contained unlabelled...
Seventeen out of nineteen iron products tested passed on all parameters, ConsumerLab.com, an independent evaluator of dietary supplements and nutrition products, claimed this week.
