Defective cosmetics in Mercadona

Hi, in this post I am going to speak about a new that I found in the “El Mundo“ newspaper that speaks about defective cosmetics at the supermarket Mercadona. 

The Spanish cosmetics brand, Mercadona, removed eleven of its products Deliplus after the Spanish Medicines Agency request the supplier of cosmetic products, change the formula of that product. The establishments of Mercadona voluntarily tdecided to remove that products.

The most serious reason why they decided to remove these products from the market, was because most of the creams contained pH corrector (triethanolamine) and also contained a preservative called "bronopol" which could cause nitrosamine, that is a chemical compound which some selected studies associated with some cancers.

In that moment, when they relized that those products were dangerous, the company that manufactured those products decided to stop the elaboration of lotions and they also stop the distribution of them at Mercadona. In the case that the product named in this "defective" case has caused any damage to the buyer, product liability obviously would not play in favor of the company, on the contrary.

http://www.elmundo.es/elmundosalud/2012/08/14/pielsana/1344953704.html

The danger of toys

According to the Safety Commission on Consumer Products, each year approximately 155,000 children are taken to emergency in one country because of toy-related injuries. It is assumed that the toys are educational, funny and part of childhood. Unfortunately, when toy manufacturers put earnings before safety, the result can be a toy made of poor quality with safety defects. These toys can cause catastrophic injuries, including eye injuries, head injuries, burns, fractures and other serious injuries.

The civil liability claims related to toys occur because of one of this four reasons:

• The age restrictions for the toy are inadequate or inaccurate.
• The toy came out defective during the manufacturing process. This may mean that the toy have sharp edges, parts that easily break off and cause a suffocation danger, or other risks. It can mean that the toy was manufactured with toxic paint or toxic materials that are harmful.
• The toy came with incorrect instructions. These instructions may not properly warn parents about the risks of the toy, or could not clearly explain how to put te toy together safely.

The design of the toy is unsafe. This often means that the toy was poorly designed, with sharp edges or other components that put the child's safety at risk.

http://abogado.flaxmanlaw.com/productos-defectuosos-juguetes.html