To date, direct-to-consumer genetic tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and as a result, we cannot verify that they provide safe and accurate results.
The Food and Drug Administration replied to accusations that a top official had perjured himself during Congressional hearings about direct-to-consumer genetic tests, saying that the FDA stood behind his statements.
Earlier this year, prompted by the growing availability of consumer DNA tests, the American Medical Association sent a letter to the FDA saying that genetic testing should only be done with the guidance of a doctor or trained genetic counselor.
In our own tests at Consumer Reports, we found that the recommended kits showed no false positives and no false negatives.
Among the companies looking into whether brain signals can supplement or replace traditional tests of consumer response to commercials are General Motors, Ford of Europe, and Camelot, the U.K.'s national lottery operator.
MPs rejected a motion calling for the government to ensure that the police and fraud specialists investigate criminal networks involved in horsemeat adulteration and speed up the FSA tests to restore consumer confidence.
LDTs represent thousands of tests manufactured by many hundreds of laboratories, and that does not even include direct to consumer (DTC) identity and ancestry tests.
In secret shopper tests, the Communications Consumer Panel found that over half of shoppers were given inaccurate information.
Previous gene tests sold directly to the consumer have been dismissed by the medical establishment as meaningless and dangerous.
That case tests whether businesses can short-circuit a consumer class action by invoking the federal Arbitration Act, which encourages arbitration instead of litigation.
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Consumer reports bases its ratings on a number of extensive tests and rates the devices in categories including ease of use, display and voice quality, portability and battery life.
But tests so far show its mobile phone radiation reader rivals current consumer brands on the market, Softbank said.
We would not be surprised to see Toyota take aim at Consumer Reports if they are unable to replicate these results in their own tests.
Just weeks after the magazine assailed Ford for how the complexity of the MyFord Touch system continued to confuse American car buyers, Consumer Reports alleged that the Ford Fusion Hybrid delivered only 39 mpg in its tests of the vehicle in highway and city driving, far short of the 47 mpg Ford claims for the model.
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Paradoxically, the authors say, the consumer movement in health care encourages patients to request "the latest and greatest" tests and screening even when they aren't medically necessary, further encouraging doctors to order more rather than focus on the relationship with the patient.
The meeting was about clarifying what tests are possible, what laboratory capacity is needed, and what can be done to protect consumer confidence, he said.
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