The records document Consumers' Research's activities relating to the variety, preparation, safety, ingredients, and nutritional value and hazards of food, food products, and beverages. Included are correspondence of staff members and subscribers, clippings from magazines and newspapers, publications, card indexes, and food labels. Also included are materials from projects Consumers' Research conducted on various foods, vitamins, additives, and beverages. The project files contain correspondence with consultants and companies, receipts for food purchased, food packaging and labels, and technical reports. Subjects included are food adulteration and additives; beverages including alcohol, coffee, drinking water, juices, mate, soft drinks, and teas; bread; food budget management and prices; canned foods including corn, peaches, peas, tomatoes, seafood, soup and many other products; food coloring; convenience food fads including synthetic and imitation foods; dairy products including butter, butter substitutes, cheese, milk, and the pros and cons of milk use; effects of foods on the diet including food fads, diet and cancer, digestive disturbances, diets of teenagers and infants, diet and nutrition, meat diets, reducing diets, teeth and the diet, vegetarianism and food quackery; fats and oils in diet including cholesterol and saturated vs. unsaturated fats; food fertilization effect on soil and health; fruits including apples, bananas, citrus fruits, peanut butter and dried fruit sulphuring.
