Consumers Union is a member of Consumers International, a federation of more than 220 consumer organizations from over 115 countries working to protect and empower consumers throughout the world.
Despite their lofty rhetoric, Consumers Union has come under attack from a number of sources pointing out the flaws in their testing, leading to lawsuits over false or misleading stories on Bose electronics, Suzuki and Isuzu trucks, and Sharper Image electronics. The group also seriously misreported test results of child safety seats, leading to a mass recall of its own magazine from store shelves in February 2007. They've also published corrections regarding their own stories on commercial dog food and hybrid vehicles.
