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Product Safety and Recalls
Product safety and recalls cover how government finds unsafe goods, warns the public, and takes products off the market. Agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission oversee different types of goods, and companies often carry out recalls.
People usually ask how to learn whether a product has been recalled, what to do with a recalled item, how problems with food, medicine, and devices are reported, and who is responsible when a product causes harm.
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