Any system of standards and testing can be gamed. It's better for the average person to better educate themselves on purchases. I don't know how realistic thi

Any system of standards and testing can be gamed. It's better for the average person to better educate themselves on purchases. I don't know how realistic this is. Additional difficulty is added by the amount of (mis/dis)information available to consumers. Very few sources are trustworthy and your mileage may vary of course. Adjacent to this issue is the broader issue that rampant capitalism encourages rampant buying of stuff - often stuff that we don't need, and surprisingly often stuff we don't even want. Think Gift Giving culture nowadays. With fewer things to purchase, more effort could go into the important purchases, I would think.