product recall
Manufacturer's safety retrieval
A product recall is the removal of a product from the market after safety defects or regulatory violations are discovered.
Recalls may be voluntary or mandated by government agencies.
Manufacturers issue recalls for everything from contaminated food to faulty car parts: The automaker announced a recall affecting two million vehicles.
A recall notice explains the defect and how consumers can get repairs or refunds.
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- manufacturerOne who produces goods
- assembly lineSequential workstation manufacturing
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
defect · contamination · food poisoning · corrective action · mislabeling · liability · notification · tainted · non-compliance · investigation · return · advocacy group · design flaw · class action · legal penalties · adverse reactions · reimbursement · public announcement
- corporate crisesbankruptcy filing, scandal, lawsuit, layoffs, data breach
- consumer problemsbilling error, wrong item, hidden fees, hidden fee, overcharging
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- consumer rightsrefund, warranty, repair, returns, replacement
- official noticespublic notice, memo, public notices, emergency alert, bulletin
- Product Safetysafety standards, warning labels, choking hazard, safety recalls, CPSC
product recallproduct launch
Debut of new merchandise
rollout · distribution · market entry · market expansion · reauthorization
product recallsafety certification
Formal approval of harmlessness
seal of approval · quality assurance · FDA approval · clean bill of health