This could be a golden opportunity for the vaping community. Regulation of the industry is inevitable and I believe regulation will give us a 99.9% confidence level in a products we buy. The last thing the industry needs is government regulation, which will give the industry laws, rules, fees, penalties and headaches beyond normal reason. That is the nature of government. This is the time to form a responsible, self-regulating association. The association can draft a code of ethics, a quality control system, written procedures, training, standards, product tolerances, vendor surveillance and anything it requires to maintain service, product quality and customer confidence in the industry.
Envision a group of responsible vendors meeting with this intention. Forming an association, selecting a board of directors, incorporating, setting fees for participating vendors and publicly publishing a list of members for us consumers. Any vendor that isn't on the list, doesn't get our money.
Let's face it, no matter what industry or business you can think of, there are always those that are unscrupulous. They will tell us anything to gain our confidence in their quest for our money. Kurt indicated he's getting a rush of vendors that want testing on their product. Are these the vendors that have little or no quality control at their facility and are suspicious of the nic content of their liquid?
If I had a company and suspected product I sold could harm or cause death, then I would immediately start an investigation into the nature of the suspect product, assuming accurate records were kept. Without verification of quality, then I would notify all my customers that my product may be suspect and pay them to have it tested or send it back for testing. "Employee error" is not the root cause of a discrepancy. What caused the employee to err? Was it inadequate training, little or no supervision, sloppy procedures, distractions, tiredness, inadequate tools or equipment to do the job, etc.? Without documented QC procedures, there is no evidence a discrepancy occurred, which is just cause to shut down the operation.
Just some thoughts ...
