Guide · Commercial
Product Recalls and Consumer Product Safety: A Comprehensive Guide to Reporting, Corrective Action, Agencies, and Liability
15 U.S.C. § 2064
- Type
- Guide
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Date
- 2024-05-21
- Topic
- Commercial
This guide covers product recalls across every major regulatory regime. Part One explains the reporting duty that starts before certainty and the information that triggers it. Part Two covers the consumer product framework, its remedies, and its penalties. Part Three covers motor vehicles and equipment. Part Four covers food, drugs, and devices. Part Five covers running a recall: scoping, stop-sale, notification, remedy design, and effectiveness. Part Six covers cost, insurance, and supplier recovery. Part Seven covers litigation, including the use of a recall as evidence and the preemption analysis by product category. Part Eight covers program design, and Part Nine covers emerging issues including software remedies and marketplace responsibility.
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