http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find Building online tools to make consumers' lives easier Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:06:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find/comment-page-1#comment-3082 DR Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:40:02 +0000 http://www.consumerfocuslabs.org/?p=171#comment-3082 I doubt I'm the first to think it, and probably won't be the first to suggest it, but this is an excellent example of where Twitter could be used to disseminate information (rather than being a pure conversational tool). I doubt I’m the first to think it, and probably won’t be the first to suggest it, but this is an excellent example of where Twitter could be used to disseminate information (rather than being a pure conversational tool).

]]> http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find/comment-page-1#comment-2194 Things I meant to blog about | Dafydd Vaughan Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:07:48 +0000 http://www.consumerfocuslabs.org/?p=171#comment-2194 [...] can now sign up to receive notifications by email and RSS for product recalls from the EU. Source: CF Labs Blog 1, CF Labs Blog 2 Originally published on 26/Jul/2009 23:07 in Consumer Focus Labs, General, [...] [...] can now sign up to receive notifications by email and RSS for product recalls from the EU. Source: CF Labs Blog 1, CF Labs Blog 2 Originally published on 26/Jul/2009 23:07 in Consumer Focus Labs, General, [...]

]]> http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find/comment-page-1#comment-1625 Carl Morris Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:45:16 +0000 http://www.consumerfocuslabs.org/?p=171#comment-1625 With a product recall, I've often wondered if some obscure announcement by the company gives them any legal protection whatsoever, in the event of bad things happening. This site hopefully renders the question irrelevant anyway. Good idea! With a product recall, I’ve often wondered if some obscure announcement by the company gives them any legal protection whatsoever, in the event of bad things happening. This site hopefully renders the question irrelevant anyway. Good idea!

]]> http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find/comment-page-1#comment-1349 Beech Horn Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:09:54 +0000 http://www.consumerfocuslabs.org/?p=171#comment-1349 It would be ideal if big shop chains such as Sainsbury's and PC World could register you for recall information (only) when buying products such as blenders (the first entry on the new website was for a Starbuck's Grinder) and laptops (with exploding batteries...) Manufacturers often do not issue privacy statements or do not keep you informed about product recalls. It would be ideal if big shop chains such as Sainsbury’s and PC World could register you for recall information (only) when buying products such as blenders (the first entry on the new website was for a Starbuck’s Grinder) and laptops (with exploding batteries…) Manufacturers often do not issue privacy statements or do not keep you informed about product recalls.

]]> http://www.cflabs.org.uk/blog/making-product-recall-notices-easy-to-find/comment-page-1#comment-1345 Mo Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:22:55 +0000 http://www.consumerfocuslabs.org/?p=171#comment-1345 I doubt I'm the first to think it, and probably won't be the first to suggest it, but this is an excellent example of where Twitter could be used to disseminate information (rather than being a pure conversational tool). I doubt I’m the first to think it, and probably won’t be the first to suggest it, but this is an excellent example of where Twitter could be used to disseminate information (rather than being a pure conversational tool).

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