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| February 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The claim: Glad's new ForceFlex trash bags claim that they have "a unique diamond texture that stretches around objects to help prevent rips and tears." The TV ad shows the ForceFlex material stopping an elephant's charge: The tusks fail to puncture the plastic. Another shot shows a bag being pulled over hangers and around the corner of a box without tearing. The check: We tested Glad ForceFlex against Hefty Ultra Flex, which claims to have puncture protection, and America's Choice, a major supermarket brand that makes no special claim. All bags were kitchen-size. Since Dumbo was busy that day, we stuffed each bag with eight hardbound volumes of CONSUMER REPORTS along with six wire ...

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