ConsumerLab.com Reaffirms Results for TRIMSPA X32 Tests
Consumerlab.com reaffirms its position that the TRIMSPA X32 results are valid and show that the product contains 42% more chromium than stated on its label and also contains hexavalent chromium - challenges results produced by American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, Inc.

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 5, 2005 - ConsumerLab.com has responded to a press release issued by TRIMSPA seeking to refute ConsumerLab.com's test results for TRIMSPA X32, a popular weight loss supplement, which indicated that the product tested contained 42% more chromium than labeled and small amount of a toxic form of chromium.
 
TRIMSPA reports that it had TRIMSPA X32 tested by an outside laboratory, American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp. about which little information is known.

Consumerlab.com notes that chromium testing requires special techniques and highly experienced technicians. Chromium is a micronutrient (i.e., taken in amounts measured in micrograms rather than the thousand-fold greater milligram doses taken for most other nutrients).  Extremely sensitive testing is required to detect impurities.  According to TRIMSPA, American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories, Inc. reported that the toxic form of chromium -- hexavalent chromium was 'Not Detected' by its assay methodology. Laboratories with expertise in testing for chromium and hexavalent chromium are generally EPA certified.  American Analytical Chemistry Laboratories Corp. is not listed as an EPA certified laboratory.

ConsumerLab.coms results are based on findings confirmed in two separate, EPA certified laboratories.  Both laboratories found the product to contain at least 42% more chromium than stated on the label and to be contaminated with hexavalent chromium.  The identity of the product was not disclosed to either laboratory per ConsumerLab.com's protocol, and several other chromium-containing supplements were tested at the same time. Only the TRIMSPA X32 exceeded its claimed amount of chromium and it was one of only two products found to have hexavalent chromium.
 
"We are confident in our findings for TRIMSPA X32.  We consider the results presented by the product's distributor to be highly suspect, particularly in light of the credentials of the laboratory used," said William Obermeyer, Ph.D., Vice President for Research for ConsumerLab.com.  Dr. Obermeyer is an active member of AOAC International (the Association of Analytical Chemists) and was a scientist at the FDA prior to helping found ConsumerLab.com in 1999.
 
ConsumerLab.com is a leading provider of consumer information and independent evaluations of products that affect health and nutrition. The company is privately held and based in Westchester, New York.  It has no ownership from, or interest in, companies that manufacture, distribute, or sell consumer products.

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