"Cleaning the Air" in Court (Fun)

I was reading the DailyDave mailing list this evening and found this little gem from Dave Aitel. After a quick Google search, I found this 2004 article over at SFGate.com

In February 2002, Consumer Reports published a lengthy article reviewing 16
different air purifiers. It placed the Ionic Breeze Quadra model at the bottom of its rankings, saying the device produced "no measurable reduction in airborne particles."

Consumer Reports ran a second article on purifiers in October 2003. Once
again, Ionic Breeze ended up near the bottom of the magazine's rankings.

Fun stuff. Not only does it not clean the air it produces high level of ozone.

In May 2005, Consumer Reports reported new finings that the Ionic Breeze Quadra S1737 SNX and four competing devices emitted excessive amounts of ozone that could cause respiratory difficulty when operated close to the user.