The Case Of A Serious Health Hazard

The large number of handlers in the process of manufacturing and packaging a product typically makes it difficult to prove when and how the manufacturer was negligent.

According to FDA.gov 2009, the definition of recalls is, an action taken by a company to remove a product from shelves. There are three classes of recalls and two other types of recalls mentioned on FDA.gov. Class I recall involves a situation in which there is a probability that the use of or exposure to a product will cause adverse health effects or death. (FDA, 2009) Class II recall involves a situation in which use of or exposure to a product can cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health effects is remote. (FDA, 2009) Class III recall involves a situation in which use of or exposure to a product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. (FDA, 2009) Market

However, if we decide to recall any of them, we should only recall Baby-Dri . For now let us think of a midterm solution to our product, which will be a price reduction to our product because recall will cost us too much money. A mid-to-long we should stop production of the last product until we can come out with a complete new product with all the correction. To close with the product recall as I said, I think that might be a bad idea. What we can do at first, is to cut the price of our old product, stop production of the Baby-Dri, and come out with a complete new product with all the

into a product ready to be sold and bought out to the market. In order

If a product does not comply with Health Canada's legislation or it is not safe for patients, that product is recalled. When we receive a recall from the manufacturer/ importer/ distributor I need to ensure that all products recalled are identified. I need to determine if other brands, lot numbers or sizes/ strengths are affected by this letter and then put everything away from the distribution to public. Also, I check to see if any of that product were given to our patients and then let them know about it. Then those products are either returned to the manufacturer or destroyed in an environmental manner.

While newer, mandatory federal safety standards have reduced the need for so many recalls of products such as cribs, strollers, high chairs, and clothing, there are still many baby and child products that, for various reasons, need to be recalled each year in the U.S. If a large number of products are recalled, or a child is injured or killed, the recall notice could receive a lot of publicity.

Manufacturers put expiration dates on their product to pursue

The most common adverse event that jeopardize patient safety is patient falls, or for documentation purpose, patient found on the floor. The most common preventable adverse event that jeopardize the nurse accountability is patient falls. In my four years of nursing I have had to complete one patient fall incident report, but I have assisted in the documentation of at least four, which was five to many patients fall. Morse fall scale is the fall risk assessment commonly used in the hospital setting. My plan is to shine the light on fall prevention intervention by taking the Morse fall scale 2-steps farther. What nurses may not know is, inpatient falls are the liability of the hospital and not reimbursed by Center for Medical and Medicaid Service (Given, Given & Spoelstra, 2012).

Consumers use a variety of products on a daily basis to assist them in accomplishing a task or completing a project and they expect the product to be properly designed and safe to use. However, in the event that a product is defective and causes injury to the person using it, the manufacturer may be liable for the injury and have to compensate the injured person (s). Companies that manufacture products need to be sure they are doing all within their power to assemble products that are free of defects that could accidentally cause harm and cost the company. Product liability is the

On the bright side of the airbag recall issue, there was only one distributor, Takata, that caused such an enormous burden on the automotive business. With that being said, our company would decline to partner with Takata Corp for the placement of its airbags in our products. Additionally, the root cause of the airbag problem was an attachment referred to as a deflector. We would safeguard against parts being defective by error proofing each set of airbag parts to the region of production. In other words, vehicles that we produce in cold climates would not have airbag parts from our warmer region sites. All of our testing data and safety precautionary measures that we implemented before placing airbags in our products, would be made available

In modern society such as the United States, consumers expect products they purchase to be safe and dependable. However, that is not always the case with some products. Some business will do everything possible to ensure their product meet or exceed standard set by the company and governmental regulatory agencies. On the other hand, there are some businesses whose main objective is to make profits and will sometime disregard the safety of their product and sale it to the consumer anyway. Then, again there are some company who have the best intent when selling their product however, there are unintentional circumstance that may occur which lead to liability for the company.

2011). The underlying question of these types of claims is whether or not the manufacturer or distributor tested the products for safety and quality of design (Moellenberg, 2011). One way World Wide Concepts can protect itself from product liability risk is by insurance. Many commercial general liability policies should have coverage for these types of practices and World Wide Concepts should form a team of insurance type counsel to be responsible for reviewing and maintaining existing policies. Today’s business environment also requires adequate and well-documented processes and procedures of research, development and testing of World Wide Concept Inc. products. Some things World Wide Concepts Inc. need to consider are the procedures that are in place to identify all health and safety concerns and has any foreseeable risks been tested as well. World Wide Products Inc. needs to consider their products that enter into the marketplace are populated with regulations, industry standards and customary practices (Moellenberg, 2011).

Spoilage—units of production that do not meet the standards required by customers for good units and that are discarded or sold at reduced prices.

However, products that have an ISI Certification Mark (External website that opens in a new window) or Agmark (External website that opens in a new window) do not need to be inspected by any agency. All goods have been labeled, packaged, packed and marked before export addition and re-exportation.

Everyday billions of consumers purchase products across the entire world. As natural consumers, this is a way to buy things that are seen as beneficial for whatever the reason may be. This could include benefitting one’s health or well-being or simply meeting personals wants and needs. In the United States, buying and selling products is so common that many underlying factors of what goes into the process go unnoticed, up until something goes wrong. As a consumer, you naturally expect that what you are buying is 100% safe, secure, and authentic because most of the time this is the case. However, for the times when something does go wrong, it is important to know the legalities of product liability as both a producer and a consumer. “Product liability is the legal liability manufacturers and sellers have for defective products that cause injury to the