They are a non-profit foundation which can't be bought up, have been around since 1964, don't run ads in any way and buy every item they review in a retail sett

They are a non-profit foundation which can't be bought up, have been around since 1964, don't run ads in any way and buy every item they review in a retail setting. It's a very nice set-up for high quality results and makes it hard for them to be corrupted. The closest U.S. equivalent is probably consumer reports