consumer safety
Product harm prevention
Consumer safety refers to the protection of buyers from harm caused by dangerous, defective, or deceptively marketed products and services.
Government agencies establish and enforce standards requiring manufacturers to meet minimum safety requirements, conduct recalls when hazards are discovered, and provide accurate labeling.
The recall was issued after consumer safety concerns emerged about the faulty wiring.
Consumer safety regulations cover everything from food and pharmaceuticals to toys and automobiles.
- tamper-proofResistant to unauthorized modification
- crash testControlled impact experiment
- quality assuranceStandards compliance verification
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- childproofResistant to young hands
compliance · poison · FDA approval · laboratory testing · government oversight · choking · sharp edges · product recalls · warning labels · fine print · expiration date · skull and crossbones · labeling requirements · class action lawsuits · preventive measures · advocacy groups · watchdog organizations · FDA
- Consumer Protectionrefunds, buyer protection, returns, warranties, complaints
- Product Safetyproduct recall, warning labels, choking hazard, CPSC, defective products
- FDAdrug approval, approval letter, drug recall, recalls, labeling laws
- Product Liabilityproduct defect, manufacturing defects, defective goods, defectiveness, defects
- environmentair pollution, ecology, clean air, biosphere, air quality
- Consumer Financecredit, credit cards, credit score, credit scores, credit reports
consumer safetyproduct liability
Manufacturer responsibility for defects
health hazards · dangerous goods · defective products · consumer fraud · predatory practices
consumer safetybusiness interests
Financial concerns in commerce
profit maximization · corporate interests · corporate liability · shareholder value · cost-cutting
consumer safetycaveat emptor
Warning to shoppers
buyer beware · deregulation · laissez-faire · free market · self-regulation