1. The Right to Be Safe

The right to be safe was aimed at the defense of consumers against injuries caused by products. It implied that products should cause no harm to their users if such use is executed as prescribed.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), established in 1972 by the US federal government was given the powers to:

1. Establish performance standards

2. Require product testing and warning labels

3. Demand immediate notification of defective products

4. When necessary, to force product recall.

How to enforce the right to be safe
Consumers should expect following when they buy products:

1. The manufacturer has properly tested products before they are released for sale,

2. That products with dangerous parts are properly labeled with a warning and

3. Those defective products, which are already on the market, are immediately recalled.

 

Introduction

1. The Right to Be Safe

2. The Right to Choose Freely

3. The Right to Be Heard

4. The Right to Be Informed

5. The Right to Education

Assessment

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