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Show V,. ' Watch Gas Saying Devices devices. Under the program, any r manufacturer of a fuel saving device may apply to EPA for product testing,' providing the device has already been tested in an EPA approved laboratory. A review of the data follows and a decision is made whether or t not EPA testing of the device is needed. Results of any EPA; testing performed on gas saving devices, however, does not render government certificiation or approval. The Salt Lake Better Business Bureau recom- mends that before media accept advertising for devices de-vices which either claim to increase gas mileage or lower emissions, they require re-quire advertisers to submit conclusive, up to date, scientific test results to back up these claims. EPA testing has been cited as the preferred form of substantiation; substantia-tion; the Federal Trade Commission plans to rely on the EPA test data in making decisions on whether or not given advertising is decep-tive. decep-tive. The EPA is in the process of developing a similar testing program for gas tank additives which are advertised advertis-ed as gas savers. Media again are urged to ask for and carefully evaluate any data on these devices before accepting advertising. Gasoline shortages as well as rising prices have prompted promp-ted an increase in exaggerated exaggerat-ed and misleading advertising advertis-ing claims involving gas saving and emission control . devices; according to Gerald G. McAllister; of the Better Business- Bureau of Greater Salt Lake. "We encourage media to obtain all the facts before deciding oif the; acceptability of such advertising," said Mr. McAllister. A' 4Media Bulletin'' mow being distributed distri-buted by the Salt Lake BBB to newspapers magazines, radio and television stations, states that in addition to exaggerated and misleading claims made for these products, "data offered to substantiate gas saving claims for a number ; of devices have often been inaccurate, outdated; or otherwise insufficient." The bulletin cites past . . testing of fuel savers by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that showed in most cases not enough improvement in gas mileage to justify the cost of purchasing and installing them. Final rules were issued by the EPA earlier this year which set test , procedures and criteria for evaluating fuel ; economy improvement claims for such |