15 NOVEMBER 1957, Page 17

STANDARDS FOR CONSUMERS

Sus.--In a comment in your issue of October 18 Leslie Adrian writes that the magazine, Which? pro-

duced by this Association supplying 'requested information for a fee.' This statement may give a false impression. Our members, although they pay a fee of 10s. a year, do not specifically, request information which is published by us. Nor is it always necessary for our circulation to be confined to members alone. We have been advised by counsel that we shall not be vulnerable to•a libel action as long as the facts reported as a result of our tests of goods and services are accurate and as long 'as the comment is fair.—Yours faithfully,

MICHAEL YOUNG Chairman

Association for Consumer Research Ltd., 16 Victoria Park Square, E2