Product Liability Checklist

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1. Consider Reasons For Product Recall.
   • Manufacturing Defect. A recall claim can be initiated by your customer if your product has been produced with some portion of unreasonably unsafe defects.
   • Design Defect. A claim can be made if the design of your product is inherently unsafe and may harm your consumers.
   • Defective Warnings or Safety Instructions. In case your product isn’t properly labeled and has insufficient safety information for consumers to understand the hazard potential, a recall claim can be initiated against your company.
2. Ensure Product Safety.
   • Warn customers about potential risks (if any).
   • Be sure consumers have got information (safety precautions) so they understand the risks.
   • Be sure consumers know adequate warnings and safety instructions about misuse.
   • Monitor safety of your product regularly (e.g.: by conducting product testing and investigating complaints).
   • Take immediate actions in case a safety problem is found.
   • Recover and recycle product packaging.
   • Provide consumers with safe disposal guidelines describing what to do with the product at the end of its life (especially if you offer electronic equipment and chemical goods).
   • Have a good quality control system within your company to monitor product safety and performance.
   • Make sure your supply/delivery agreement clearly specifies liabilities and requirements for product safety, quality and recall.
3. Prevent Product Loss.
   • Be sure your product has a thoughtful and appropriate design that fits with the product’s features and functions.
   • Conduct thorough testing of the product before it hits shelves.
   • Make a realistic evaluation of the hazard potential.
   • Provide your product with necessary instructions for use.
   • Check if your product has essential marking and identification information (like labels, warnings, prescriptions, manufacturer's/retailer’s identity, and other on–product messages).
   • Make sure there’s a good shipping package for transporting the product.
   • Examine the display package and ensure it fits with the product design.
   • Contact with your insurance agent to negotiate details of a product liability policy, so that the insurer is liable to cover the following things:
     • Product guarantees
     • Product recalls made by consumers
     • Product tampering
     • Profit protection
4. Plan for a Recall Process.
   • Appoint a recall coordinator who will manage the product recall process.
   • Keep records on your product’s life-cycle.
   • Use serialization or marking (individually or by batch) as a convenient way to track the life-cycle.
   • Plan for a complaint management process that may include such general steps as:
     • Gather customer feedback
     • Analyze the data to detect early claims
     • Respond to claims
     • Minimize the impact of a recall
     • Constantly evaluate consumer complaints, warranty claims, inspection records, ...

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