ConsumerLab.com
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ConsumerLab.com is a provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate health, wellness, and nutrition products. ConsumerLab.com was founded in 1999. It is subscription fee
based.
Its president is Tod Cooperman, M.D., who has given expert testimony on dietary supplement quality and regulation before committees of both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Its Vice President for Research is William Obermeyer, Ph.D., who had been a Natural Products Chemist testing dietary supplements within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
(CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) for nine years before helping to found CL.
ConsumerLab.com is affiliated with PharmacyChecker.com, an evaluator of online pharmacies, and MedicareDrugPlans.com, which reviews and rates Medicare Part D plans.
According to Quackwatch
, ConsumerLab.com, is "the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate dietary supplements and herbs."
Subscription business model
The subscription business model is a business model where a customer must pay a subscription price to have access to the product/service. The model was pioneered by magazines and newspapers, but is now used by many businesses and websites....
based.
Its president is Tod Cooperman, M.D., who has given expert testimony on dietary supplement quality and regulation before committees of both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Its Vice President for Research is William Obermeyer, Ph.D., who had been a Natural Products Chemist testing dietary supplements within the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is a division of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that monitors most drugs as defined in the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Some biological products are also legally considered drugs, but they are covered by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and...
(CDER) at the Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
The Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
(FDA) for nine years before helping to found CL.
ConsumerLab.com is affiliated with PharmacyChecker.com, an evaluator of online pharmacies, and MedicareDrugPlans.com, which reviews and rates Medicare Part D plans.
According to Quackwatch
Quackwatch
Quackwatch is an American non-profit organization founded by Stephen Barrett with the stated aim being to "combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, fallacies, and misconduct" and with a primary focus on providing "quackery-related information that is difficult or impossible to get elsewhere."...
, ConsumerLab.com, is "the leading provider of independent test results and information to help consumers and healthcare professionals evaluate dietary supplements and herbs."
External links
- ConsumerLab.com
- ConsumerLab.com. Reviewed by Nancy R. Glassman, MLS, AHIP, Information Technology Librarian J Med Libr Assoc. 2004 October; 92(4): 509–510.
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