Let us snitch on unsafe goods
Monday, February 14, 2022 | 460 Views |
In and around us there are many more products that are being recalled from the shelves. A recall in one market affects many more markets. Every consumable product you can think of, from children’s toys, life threatening materials such as car ignition coils, medicines, food items and up to benign materials such as container lids can be recalled.
Most product recalls are voluntary and they happen when industry takes a responsible and proactive step to put the safety of consumers ahead of profit. This invariably happens when products do not meet the safety or health standards or the products are dangerously defective that they could injure or endanger the lives of users. When industry become aware of certain defects on their products and they are convinced that these could compromise the lives of consumers a recall is generally triggered.
The rise in defilement and missing persons cases, particularly over the recent festive period, points not merely to a failure of policing, but to a profound and widespread societal crisis. Whilst the Police chief’s plea is rightly directed at parents, the root of this emergency runs deeper, demanding a collective response from every corner of our community. Marathe’s observations paint a picture of neglect with children left alone for...