In an era defined by technological advancement and rapid innovation, the safety of consumer products stands at a critical juncture. Design and manufacturing defects, once hidden beneath the surface of everyday items, now emerge as a pervasive threat to the well-being of consumers worldwide.
In this article, we will dive into the complex connection between design flaws and manufacturing deficiencies. We will explore the unsettling consequences that jeopardize the safety of everyday products.
The Invisible Threats
Design and manufacturing defects often manifest as hidden perils, obscured by the sleek exteriors of everyday products. Take, for example, a seemingly innocuous smartphone with an ergonomic design.
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The world of healthcare is vast. Many may think that it has only one aspect, providing healthcare services to the patients. However, that is not the case. Like any other company, any healthcare organization has various departments that work in unity to help the organization work smoothly and reach its goal.
Among many departments is finance and administration that look after the organization’s financial aspect and if everything is working smoothly. One of the crucial parts of the same is revenue cycle management. It starts from the moment a patient is registered and ends when the patient is discharged and the organization receives the reimbursement for its services.
As settled as the process looks, it is equally complex because of various factors, like collecting…
Patricia Grogg* – Tierramérica
HAVANA, Aug 31 2006 (IPS) – Since 1999 there haven t been any cases of hepatitis B amongst Cuban children ages five and under, thanks to a locally produced vaccine that is also being exported to 20 countries the star among the products of this island nation s biotechnology industry, whose flagship institution was founded two decades ago.
All Cuban citizens born after 1980 received the hepatitis B vaccine, produced by the centre for genetic engineering and biotechnology, CIGB, and certified in 2001 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Every year, hepatitis B causes 520,000 deaths worldwide, according to the WHO.
It is our most important product in terms of volume of production, export and impact on society, says Pedro A. Lóp…
David Cronin
BRUSSELS, Mar 20 2007 (IPS) – The leading pharmaceuticals firm Novartis is seeking to prevent the EU s political bodies from supporting an Indian law allowing access to cheap medicines in developing countries.
The Swiss firm has contacted all 785 members of the European Parliament over the past few weeks, urging them not to sign a written declaration opposing the Novartis stance on India s 2005 patents law. Novartis is taking legal action against the law, which provides for patents on medicines to be refused on public health grounds.
The firm s lobbying efforts appear to have paid dividends. Although left-wing and Green MEPs have strenuously criticised the company, the written declaration has had far less backing from deputies in the Parliament s largest …
Zofeen Ebrahim
SEOUL, Nov 23 2007 (IPS) – It was a happy day for Sim Jae-Duck. The World Toilet Association (WTA) history has begun, said the president of the newly formed association at the close, Friday, of the four-day assembly in which it was formally established.
The need for such an association, delegates agreed, cannot be overemphasised with 2.6 billion people, 40 percent of the world s population, lacking access to proper sanitation and two million deaths caused annually by water-borne diseases.
If there was any cause for complaint it was the fact that females were scarce at the deliberations over an issue of concern to women.
Not only were there very few women among the delegates and participants, but also there was not a single presentation devoted t…
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 13 2014 (IPS) – Last week, I had the privilege of attending the Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, an annual event that deals with a subject that is very close to my heart. The summit gathered together amazing people: Nobel Prize winners, thought leaders, heads of state, corporate innovators, and academicians to deal with the paramount challenges of the 21st Century all focused on three pressing dimensions of sustainability: food, water and energy.
Credit: Todd France Photography, 2012
Clearly these are critical to the future of humanity. Right now, about one in eight of the human beings with whom we share …
Jomo Kwame Sundaram is the Coordinator for Economic and Social Development at the Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, and received the 2007 Wassily Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought.
ROME, Nov 26 2015 (IPS) – Food systems are increasingly challenged to ensure food security and balanced diets for all, around the world. Almost 800 million people are chronically hungry, while over two billion people suffer from “hidden hunger,” with one or more micronutrient deficiencies. Meanwhile, over two billion people are overweight, with a third of them clinically obese, and hence more vulnerable to non-communicable diseases.
