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ABC's 20/20 Gives Buzz Away Highest Mark!

Eugene, Or, June 1999:
ABC's top-rated news magazine 20/20 rated Quantum's Buzz Away the #1 most effective natural insect repellent in a show aired last Sunday. Sylvia Chase reported that Buzz Away, Avon Bug Guard, and Blocker were the repellents tested. The results were:

1) Volunteers thrust their arms into cages packed with 300 blood-thirsty female mosquitoes. The two volunteers were protected by each of three natural repellents.
The results follow:

2) Petrie dishes with mosquito bait were sprayed with the natural repellents.
The results:

Buzz Away -- 75% effective
Avon Bug Guard - 66% effective
Blocker - 33% effective

"Once again, independent tests prove that Buzz Away is the best natural insect repellent available," says Quantum President Eve McClure. "20/20, Good Housekeeping, and University of Guelph studies all prove that Buzz Away works."

"We in the Natural Foods Industry have a responsibility to our customers," says Quantum Director of Research Bruce Schennum. "We want to educate consumers about products that are safe, natural, and effective. Let's work together to promote products that really work and that will improve the image of our industry. Buzz Away is such a product."

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