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I agree, but that doesn't mean that the safety testing has to be done by the company. A system where the company pays for the a 3rd independent party to do the

• merraksh 10y ago
  But then the independent third party has an incentive on results that are in favor of the payer, i.e., the company.
  • 7sigma 10y ago
    not necessarily. if they get paid to do the tests whether or not it there is a positive or negative outcome, that incentive is reduced. The choice of 3rd party should be open, transparent and done by the regulating agencies.
    • JamesBarney 10y ago
      If you're thinking of just one round of testing this is true. But if a 3rd party tester gets a reputation for being tough then everyone tests with another tester. This creates a race to the bottom, where the is an implicit competition to get a reputation as the least stringent tester. This is essentially what happened with the credit rating agencies during the financial crisis.
      • hueving 10y ago
        you missed the part where he said choosing the tester is done by regulating authorities. That would prevent the financial ratings agency fiasco.
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