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The test is mostly applied to non-complex products about which consumers might have expectations. For example, consumer might not have specific safety expectations about the design of landing gear on an airplane except for the fact that they do not expect to crash while taking the plane. A closely related test is Risk-utility Test . This test is commonly applied in product liability cases in the United States. Consumer expectations are also mentioned For the European Union, the European Council Directive on General Product Safety 2001/95/EC sttes (at Article 3(f)) that the conformance of a product to a general safety requirement shall be assessed taking in to account "resonable customer expectations regaring safety" (amoungst other considerations). {Link without Title} |
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