Archive for October, 2008
Halloween is Here… and with it Come More Halloween Recalls
Considering that most product defects that result in recalls are discovered through customer use, it is no surprise that Halloween related product recalls begin to show up immediately before the big day and continue for a few months after, as we are playing with our toys and prizes. If you read my last post, where [...]
Halloween Related Product Recalls – Make Sure Your Decor and Costumes Are Safe
If your family is anything like ours, Halloween decorations and other paraphernalia get packed back into boxes or bins and pushed to the depths of the garage within a day or two after the trick-or-treating comes to an end. The plastic witches and candy-collection pails then stay in their out-of-sight–out-of-mind state until, well, now – [...]
Another Crib Recall Prompted by Death of Infant Causes CPSC to Seek New Rules
Delta Enterprise voluntarily recalled more than 1.5 Million cribs today to repair missing or failed pegs needed to secure the crib’s drop-side mechanism. One baby is known to have died due to missing pegs. The incident has prompted the CPSC staff to recommend an evaluation of design and durability issues, potentially leading to stricter standards [...]
Company Costs of a Product Recall: Incentives to Fix or Ignore Recall Effectiveness Problems (Summary)
When I speak with consumers about possible ways to make locating recalled products easier for manufacturers, many balk at the idea, positing that companies would never have any incentive to improve recall effectiveness. For these individuals, the belief is that companies would rather not do everything possible to locate and retrieve defective products in order [...]
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