Re: contact your local representative now

Can't trust consumer lab very much these days, it's grown too large and has conflict of interest.

Check out: http://stickapininit.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/consumerlab-accepts-advertising...


But... sites like

http://www.drwalt.com/blog/?tag=consumerlab


discuss consumer lab assessments and analyses.


While there's value to consumer lab, if they advertise the very things that they are supposed to technically police, then there's a conflict of interest. However, if consumer lab does find products are not up to quality, then we need to follow up with other tests for quality assurance. I'd ask consumer lab who they contract with to do the testing, else not trust their words if they hide such information. In California, they require that supplements generally must provide a warning post 1 mcg or .5 mcg of lead, depending on product. Consumer lab found more lead than 1mcg, but there's no real police to force a producer to list a warning. Now, is 5 mcg of lead in a product like Calcium, or multimineral, really a big concern? Will the high mineral content dilute lead and compete for absorption? If so, what is the mean absorption of lead at 5 mcg?