The institute had tested these meal packs to be used by soldiers in the field.

The institute tests the bumpers of about 25 vehicles a year.

The Mitsubishi Montero Sport suffered combined damage that the institute said would cost more than $6,000 to repair, making it the worst of the six midsized sport utilities that the institute tested.

The institute has not yet tested the new Silverado.

The institute is now testing it against a wide array of cancers and estimates that hundreds of thousands of patients could eventually use it.

In 1894, the institute tested the ventilation in the Capitol and found the air "vitiated" by tobacco smoke and the carpets saturated with "tobacco expectoration."

The institute also tested water and food.

The institute tested the S80 at Volvo's request; it has not tested the Saab system.

According to Mary Scalco, a senior vice president at the International Fabricare Institute, the institute is also testing the GreenEarth system, with conclusions expected this spring.

Funded by a $6 tariff on each ton of pellets sold by local feed mills, the institute tests the waters of public taste.