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Nature 431, 117 (9 September 2004) | doi:10.1038/431117a; Published online 8 September 2004

US chemist attacks consumer magazine's food safety work

Jim Giles

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Consumer Reports 'ignored' research, says scientist

A food chemist has accused a leading consumer publication of using flawed science in its food safety surveys.The researcher says that Consumer Reports, which has four million subscribers, ignored published research that contradicted its tests on food irradiation, and used an unscientific toxicity scale to measure pesticide residues.