Consumer Lab

Consumer Lab appears in Why is there a supplement craze if they don’t even work? as a private testing lab cited by Marion Nestle. The episode says its tests found wide variation in turmeric, echinacea, and elderberry supplements, including elderberry products sold on Amazon that did not contain authentic elderberry.

The source uses Consumer Lab to make Supplement Label Accuracy observable. The issue is not only whether a claimed benefit is proven; consumers may also be unable to know whether a bottle contains the ingredient and amount shown on its label.

Connections

• Marion Nestle - expert who points to the lab’s findings.
• Supplement Label Accuracy - label-reliability problem illustrated by the tests.
• Third-Party Supplement Testing - broader verification layer.
• Herbal Supplement Liver Toxicity - adjacent risk when dose and ingredient identity are uncertain.