On Friday, March 6, 2015 at 7:25:14 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 05:43:26 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:




There was one other big avenue that 60 Mins didn't pursue, or if they
did, didn't report on. LL CEO has what he says is test data from
the lab they use to check CARB compliance. He showed a chart that
shows all the tests are under the CARB levels, fully compliant.
60 Mins used a lab that says it;s actually ~2x to ~15X over the limit
for formaldehyde. You would think 60 Mins would go to the lab LL
used and try to figure out if there is an explanation for the huge
difference, what that lab has to say, etc. But there was nothing.

There is usually third party inspection for compliance, but that is a
joke. If you want to cheat, there are many ways around it. The lab
probably did test compliant parts. That, however, has little to do
with the parts shipped every day.

Yes, I agree, there are many ways. But it still is a big missing piece
of the story. It would have been very easy to go try to talk to the
lab and see what they have to say. If they're honest, you would think
they would be willing to take a 60 mins sample, test it and see what they
get. That would be interesting, for sure. If they agree with the 60 mins
numbers, then it would suggest that it's some sample switching, like you
suggest. If they don't get those high numbers, then the obvious question
is what's different in the tests.

Looks like Congress is going to get involved now too. That should be
interesting.