Consumer Reports

NEWS IN BRIEF

More consumers seek out products with ‘natural’ label, whatever it means

28-Jan-2016 By Adi Menayang

A survey conducted last month revealed that 62% of Americans buy products labelled “natural,” thinking they are buying something they are not.

Product was tested by a reputable third party lab, says Whole Foods

Whole Foods hit with more lawsuits accusing it of dramatically understating sugar content in its yogurt

16-Aug-2014 By Elaine Watson

Whole Foods has been hit with new class action lawsuits in Pennsylvania and New Jersey accusing it of significantly understating the sugar content in its 365 Everyday Value plain Greek yogurt, just days after a lawsuit making the same allegation was filed...

Phone app checks food sustainability and health label claims

01-Dec-2011 By Mark Astley

A mobile phone app which informs the consumer which product labels are truly meaningful and which aren’t has been developed.

Store brands match big names in blind tests

02-Sep-2009 By Guy Montague-Jones

Private label foods matched and even beat their big brand rivals in blind head-to-head tests set by the magazine Consumer Reports.

Tests to show if salt content meets label claims

05-Jan-2009 By Sarah Hills

A survey to compare the amount of salt in a product to the amount manufacturers claim they contain on the label showed that the majority of foods passed the test.