Dear ConsumerLab.com Newsletter Member:

You’ll find in this Newsletter:

*** Our New Product Review:  Vitamin E Supplements and Skin Care Products

*** New Recalls & Warnings you should know

*** Coming Soon:  Fish Oils, Nutrition Bars, Menopause Supplements, Milk Thistle and other Product Test Reviews

*** Recently Released Reviews you shouldn’t miss including Multivitamins


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*** Our New Product Review:  Vitamin E Supplements and Skin Care Products  ***

JUST RELEASED – ConsumerLab.com’s Vitamin E test report.  Vitamin E is one of today's most popular ingredients in oral supplements and skin care products.

But five vitamin E products failed ConsumerLab.com tests. Some products didn't contain the labeled amount. Others were made with the synthetic form despite claiming to be natural.

Results of all 32 vitamin E products tested are available to help guide you in your product selection.

You need to subscribe to get all the test results and ConsumerLab.com's valuable recommendations.

In this comprehensive report, you'll discover:
-- Which products failed or passed our tests and why.
-- The evidence for and against vitamin E.
-- Important differences between natural and synthetic forms.
-- What to consider when buying a product.
-- Cautions with using vitamin E.

Go to http://www.consumerlab.com/results/vitamine.asp . Log in or subscribe to get the full test results and ConsumerLab recommendations.


*** NEW RECALLS and WARNINGS ***
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The following news has recently been posted on ConsumerLab.com:

-- Two Makers of Weight Loss and Sex Enhancement Supplements Stopped From Making Unsubstantiated Claims
(Date Posted: 8/31/2004)

-- FTC Sues Florida Man for Illegal Spam and False “Human Growth Hormone” Product Claims (Posted: 7/30/2004)
 
Go to http://www.consumerlab.com/recalls.asp for more information about these and other important news about supplements.


*** UPCOMING REVIEWS ***
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New Product Test Reviews you don’t want to miss in coming months include:Omega-3 Fish Oils -- Menopause Supplements (Soy and Red Clover Isoflavones -- Black Cohosh -- Progesterone -- and Nutrition Bars.  You will be notified via this newsletter as these become available.   


*** RECENTLY RELEASED TEST REVIEWS ***
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Do you or your loved ones use any of the following products? All of these Product Reviews contain information on products that failed our tests and others that passed.  Your health depends on getting the right information. Be sure to check out these Reviews if you have not already done so.

-- Multivitamins and Multiminerals -- http://www.consumerlab.com/results/multivit.asp

-- St. John's Wort Supplements -- http://www.consumerlab.com/results/sjw.asp

-- Valerian Supplements -- http://www.consumerlab.com/results/valerian.asp

-- Iron Supplements --
http://www.consumerlab.com/results/iron.asp

You can access any past Review from http://www.consumerlab.com/results/index.asp.


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Tod Cooperman, M.D., President 
Website: http://www.consumerlab.com

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