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"I then sent a letter, on September 28, 2004, and asked them if I could sell consumer reports magazine and the consumer reports Buyers Guides. The FTC wrote back and said yes I can even though these publications give products by brand name, obviously promote and recommend those products for purchase and give ordering information. So the FTC immediately reversed their position, but the reason was because " consumer reports accepts no outside advertising, no free test samples, and has no agenda other than the interests of consumers." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Consumer Reports 41: 642-45, 1976] Estrogen therapy was supposed to be restricted solely to women with vaginal shrinkage and a few other narrow indications. consumer reports said: Doctors weren't there to step into the breech and protect American women. Doctors acquiesced to the pharmaceutical companies and the greatest yet-to-be-proven medical experiment was underway. Phytoestrogens dismissed In the meantime, non-prescription, plant-based estrogens (called phytoestrogens) were cast aside and mis-characterized. A 1978 report said phytoestrogens "can markedly enhance tumor cell proliferation." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"It also went on to say that I could sell these consumer reports publications that promoted products because "more than 100 testing experts work in seven major technical departments ... with more than 25 research experts working in three different... and further that the consumer reports policy is that the ratings, nor the reports, nor any other information ... can be used in advertising or for any other commercial purpose ..." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.) "They went on to say that the consumer reports publications were not promoting any branded product and were not directly or indirectly an advertisement for any product, program, or service. Great! So I told the Federal Trade Commission that I was going to write my own buyers guide; I was going to be like Consumer Reports*. They said categorically no. I guess they don't think I can be objective. Who is the FTC to determine whose results are objective or not?" - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Even if the ads are pulled, a lot of folks will now be asking their doctor for that drug, which could have risks that weren't fully explained," says Bill Vaughan, a senior policy analyst for Consumers Union, which publishes consumer reports.*2 Beyond that, the FDA lacks the capacity to actually fine companies for marketing abuses. All the FDA can do is send warning letters. The first type of letter, an "untitled letter," essentially says "shame on you," and stop running the ads." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"The year 1993 also saw the publication by consumer reports of a guide coedited by Daniel Goleman and Joel Gurin: Mind Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health.4 Originally envisioned as a companion volume to Healing and the Mind (and financed by the same organization, the Fetzer Institute, that partly funded the Moyers series), it helped to solidify "mind-body medicine" as the new preferred term of choice for this approach to healing." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"In 1976, consumer reports said the use of hormone replacement had almost tripled from 1965 to 1976 and during that same time period the incidence of cancer increased in women over age 50 who were in high-socioeconomic groups- the same group most likely to use estrogen therapy. "Earlier reports suggested estrogen might protect against breast cancer; most recent studies suggest the opposite." [Consumer Reports 41: 642-45, 1976] Estrogen therapy was supposed to be restricted solely to women with vaginal shrinkage and a few other narrow indications." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"As with many herbals, it difficult to know the composition of the substances that you're buying. consumer reports, for example, has identified that there is wide variability in the amount of active ingredients in various ginkgo products sold over-the-counter. Two companies in Europe developed a standardized variant of ginkgo that has been used in many therapeutic trials. One of those trials—a four-year randomized control trial on the effects of the herb—is currently being conducted at the University of Pittsburgh. Ginseng." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Psychotherapy advocates were delighted when consumer reports reported in 1995 that of patients polled on their past psychotherapy, approximately 90 percent said it was helpful. However, over the last thirty years, I've been doing my own polling among friends and acquaintances, and my personal results are a lot different from those of consumer reports." - Bruce E. Levine, Surviving America's Depression Epidemic: How to Find Morale, Energy, and Community in a World Gone Crazy (Get the book.)

"In 2007, consumer reports financed lab testing of eight perfumes selected at random found hormone-disruptive phthalates DBP and DEHP in every one of them. And in a 1986 report to a committee of the U.S. Congress, the National Academy of Sciences labeled fragrance ingredients as a neurotoxin. And yet, despite this finding about the impact of fragrance chemicals on the human brain, the FDA rejected citizen petitions urging that product labels clearly list fragrance ingredients so consumers could, at the very least, make informed choices." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "A July 2007 issue of consumer reports reported on the magazine's test of ninteen sunscreen products. Of those nineteen products, eight contained nanoparticles, but only one disclosed their presence on the label. Not only that, but the magazine found no correlation between the presence of nanoparticle ingredients and increased product effectiveness. Even with products marketed as containing only "natural" ingredients, you will need to read the labels carefully to detect nanoparticles, if they are identified on the label at all." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "The first loud whistle blown on this trend came in late 2006, when a consumer reports magazine story concluded that there is no correlation at all between the price and the effectiveness of anti-wrinkle creams. ("The best advice is prevent those wrinkles in the first place," the magazine stated. "Stay out of the sun and don't smoke."" - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"In one recent consumer reports poll, 40 percent of patients surveyed said they got more information from the Internet about diseases and treatments than from their doctors. Patients reported that they didn't understand about half of the instructions they received during visits. They complained that doctors failed to mention the side effects of medication they prescribed and didn't return lab test results promptly. One in five respondents said that when they or a family member was seriously ill, they had trouble getting needed care." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "Nobody will pay Mercedes-Benz prices for a Hyundai when they can turn to consumer reports to comparison shop. But in health care, there's so little comparative information that we pay Mercedes-Benz prices for most devices and new drugs, and for many procedures. The AHRQ, the agency that rose from the ashes of the AHCPR, could provide the kind of information that payers, doctors, and patients need. In order for the AHRQ to do that, Congress must be persuaded to beef up funding substantially from its current pitiful annual budget of three hundred and eighteen million dollars." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"We like this Miele machine because it comes with a HEPA filter, is highly rated by consumer reports, and has served us successfully for years. You may find the Sears canister vacuum just as effective at a substantially lower cost. Downside: A little on the pricey side. Filter needs to be changed regularly." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.) "Subsequently, we have seen it written up in the Wall Street Journal and consumer reports.760 People have conjectured why Vicks seems to be beneficial against nail fungus. There is a compound in Vicks—thymol—that is now listed as an inactive ingredient. When I was a premed student at UCLA in 1951,1 met a mycologist (an expert on fungus). During World War II he devised a preparation to treat fungal infections that were common among the troops in the North African campaign. It was an ointment that relied heavily on thymol as the most effective antifungal agent and reeked of thyme." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Many people now drink decaffeinated coffee in the belief this protects them against the addictive effects of caffeine. consumer reports recently tested cups of decaf coffee ordered six of the most popular coffee shops in the United States. A regular cup of coffee has from 85 to 100 milligrams of caffeine, while decaf coffee has from 5 to 32 milligrams of caffeine (about the same amount contained in 12 ounces of Coca-Cola Classic)." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"As long ago as January 1978, consumer reports published an analysis of the yogurts then on the market, noting how quickly sales were growing. Since then, yogurt production in the United States has increased fivefold ?from 570 million pounds to a breathtaking 2.5 billion pounds in 2003. Although the recent figure seems like a lot of yogurt, it works out to just 7 pounds or so per capita per year—meager by international standards." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"But as consumer reports (August 2003, page 61) stated, "With no hearings or public discussion, the USDA extended its rules on organic labeling to cosmetics. There are now shampoos and body lotions labeled 70% organic based on the fact that their main ingredient is ... water in which something organic, such as an organic lavender leaf, has been soaked." It takes only a quick look at the ingredients list on a cosmetic to notice that there are a lot of words that are completely unrelated to anything resembling a plant, much less a plant that can be labeled "organic." - Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron, Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, 7th Edition (Get the book.)

"According to consumer reports, aspartame has a shelf life of between two and three months. After that it begins to break down and pose an increasing danger to the consumer. The same occurs when aspartame or an aspartame-containing food is heated. Aspartame accounts for more than 75 percent of the total adverse reactions to food reported to the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. Hundreds of airline pilots have reported symptoms of memory loss and confusion, headaches, seizures, visual disturbances and gastrointestinal reactions as a result of consuming sweeteners." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"In 1994, consumer reports conducted a study of which treatments best help people with depression and anxiety. The findings of the consumer reports study are in agreement with official psychiatric research showing that psychotherapy is more effective in the long term than medications in overcoming depression. Some 4,000 readers of consumer reports responded to a detailed survey asking about their experiences with mental health treatment. "Our survey adds an important dimension to existing research in mental health," said the November 1995 issue, reporting the results." - Joseph Glenmullen, M.D., Prozac Backlash: Overcoming the Dangers of Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, and Other Antidepressants with Safe, Effective Alternatives (Get the book.)

"Product tests conducted by consumer reports in January 2007 found the phthalates DEP and DEHP in all eight of eight perfumes tested.15 The Not Too Pretty report found phthalates in 72% of personal care products, including fragrance-containing shampoos, deodorants and hair gels. None of the products listed phthalates on the label.16 • Sensitizers. One in every 50 people may suffer immune system damage from fragrance and become sensitized, according to the EU's Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-food Products." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"Also, seek out reputable sources of independent information, including... • Consumer Reports'free Web site, wwwcrbest buydrugs.org, which provides information to help make cost-effective prescription drug choices. •The Medical Letter, a publication for physicians and other health-care professionals that publishes critical appraisals of new drugs and comparative reviews of older drugs. 800-211-2769, www. medicalletter. org. •Public Citizen, a nonprofit advocacy organization that has information on hundreds of drugs in its book, Worst Pills Best Pills, and on its free Web site, www.worstpills." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"The November 2002 issue of consumer reports gives the results of taste tests of strip steaks from animals fed on grass or grain. Its panelists judged grass-fed steaks as milder and less tender, but not really all that different. Whatever your feelings about leanness, nutritional benefits, or taste, there are many other good reasons for allowing cows out to pasture—humane treatment and meat safety among them. MEAT: THE CHOICES With so many issues to be evaluated and balanced against one another, the choice of meat and poultry seems especially complicated." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"There are many different blood sugar monitors on the market; you may want to check consumer reports for a recommendation. Whenever you measure your blood sugar, be sure to record the time of day and the circumstances as well as the value to help your doctor figure out the best treatment plan and evaluate any medications he may have prescribed. Your physician will also be taking regular blood tests to assess your glycosylated hemoglobin. Having elevated levels of glucose in the blood eventually affects hemoglobin, an oxygen-carrying molecule." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Even investigators from consumer reports had problems finding dealers who met their idea of "reputable" —fish sellers who stored, displayed, tested, and labeled their seafood appropriately and safely. In February 1992, that magazine published an account of a six-month investigation into the safety of fish and shellfish sold in American supermarkets. The results were disheartening, if not outright alarming. Nearly half the tested samples of salmon and whitefish contained PCBs (a percentage that seems low by current testing standards), and practically all ?" - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"The Milkweed, 1990:131:4-5. 7. consumer reports. "Rockville, MD; Food and Drug Administration," November 1988. Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. Professor, Environmental Medicine University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health BST (rBGH) And Cancer New Scientist, U.K. October 29,1994 [In reply to a misleading letter by Drs. Mepham and Schofield denying any evidence relating excess IGF-1 in BST milk to breast cancer risk] Ben Mepham and Paul Schofield are to be commended for their comments on the hazards of BST milk (Letters, 10 September)." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.) "Also waiting for a response from the FDA (to a May 24, 1993, letter) is the Consumer Policy Institute, the research arm of Consumers Union, publishers of consumer reports. The venerable 58-year-old nonprofit research organization has never received a reply to a seven-page, detailed synopsis of scientific data backing up their "general concern" about approval of rBGH, IGF-1 and antibiotic use in dairy cows. "I don't think they can refute the data," says Michael K. Hansen, a research associate with the institute." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"Nobody will pay Mercedes-Benz prices for a Hyundai when they can turn to consumer reports to comparison shop. But in health care, there's so little comparative information that we pay Mercedes-Benz prices for most devices and new drugs, and for many procedures. The AHRQ, the agency that rose from the ashes of the AHCPR, could provide the kind of information that payers, doctors, and patients need. In order for the AHRQ to do that, Congress must be persuaded to beef up funding substantially from its current pitiful annual budget of three hundred and eighteen million dollars." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.) "In one recent consumer reports poll, 40 percent of patients surveyed said they got more information from the Internet about diseases and treatments than from their doctors. Patients reported that they didn't understand about half of the instructions they received during visits. They complained that doctors failed to mention the side effects of medication they prescribed and didn't return lab test results promptly. One in five respondents said that when they or a family member was seriously ill, they had trouble getting needed care." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

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