That's a good point kristin, but if I were to conduct a safety test it wouldn't be very effective. After the FDA found trace amounts of chemicals that aren't harmful at that level then blew it out of proportion, testing 1000 other cartridges and finding them safe won't stop the public scare. It would be conclusive scientifically but it would likely get no media attention. I would much rather test for safety than effectiveness, but I think it wouldn't serve any purpose.
Yeah, almost makes me want everyone to just STOP testing, since healthier and cheaper alternatives (without lobbyist' support) seem to be attracting everyone but those with a sincere interest in people's health.
You would think researchers, the FDA, and public health organizations would start with the assumption that cigarette smoking is very deadly (duh) and have high hopes for
any NRT that has gotten a million people off of them.
Sure, look for hazards, but they should keep it in perspective. You know, compare it to the thing it's replacing--a very deadly habit. It begs the question, would they rather people continue smoking cigarettes, a known killer?
My real beef is that most of the news stories, speculations, and outright fabrications (which are wrapped up for the public) seem to end up with real cigarettes being the
product of choice 
Even if they say there are other NRTs or smoking cessation products, they are promoting products that have horrible success rates... which in the end equates to people returning to their habit of smoking real cigarettes. Again, cigarettes win.
I think the biggest issues the gov't and other organizations have is that; the e-cig is the people's NRT, it gives you a HUGE variety of choice, Allows you to customize your own treatment (or self dose--oh the horror that people handle some things all by themselves) and (probably the thing that pisses off most of them), people seem to be having fun without rules and without paying taxes.
