Product recall meaning in English
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Definition
a product recall (of a defective product): a removal (of a defective product) from the market, an act of stopping the sale (of a defective product)
Examples
- "Subject: RE: Product recall"
- "Subject: Product Recall"
- "In my shortsighted fury, I request, nay, demand a product recall!"
- "I just wanted to follow up on the product recall you requested for Delavigne's Eiffel Shower Gel."
Exercise 1
Which of the following actions does Bruno request?
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Which of the following actions does Bruno request?
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is not a true statement. Bruno addresses the email to "all", probably because he doesn't know which of his staff is responsible for printing his number on a shower gel! Apart from Kevin, Bruno does not ask for any individual action - except to be ashamed in a collective way!
This statement is true. Bruno demands a "product recall" because his phone number is printed on the back of a shower gel. A "product recall" is the act of requesting the return of a product to the manufacturer (often because of a defect or a safety problem). Bruno wants all bottles of Eiffel Shower Gel to be removed from retail stores and returned.
This is not correct. Bruno's solution is to remove the entire product from retail outlets. He does not suggest erasing his number or adapting the product's label while the shower gel is still on sale.
This is incorrect. Bruno is upset that he received customer service call especially when a customer service department exists. However, Bruno's number being placed on a product by mistake is unrelated to the customer service department, therefore Bruno doesn't demand an investigation.
Exercise 2
"I don't recall..."
From the list below, select the sentences which use the term "recall" correctly. There may be more than one!
From the list below, select the sentences which use the term "recall" correctly. There may be more than one!
"I don't recall..."
From the list below, select the sentences which use the term "recall" correctly. There may be more than one!
From the list below, select the sentences which use the term "recall" correctly. There may be more than one!
This sentence uses the verb "to recall" correctly. In this context, "to recall (a name)" means "to remember (a name)" or "to recollect (a name)". This is the way in which Bruno uses this term in the dialogue, when he says "I don't recall having any appointments this morning". Here's another example: "I don't recall having met you before."
This is not a good sentence: it's grammatically incorrect. Here, we need to say "Could you remind me what day it is?".
This sentence does not use "to recall" correctly. To "recall" does not mean "to telephone again"! This sentence should read "Please call me back this afternoon".
This sentence is correct. Here, "a recall" is a noun, meaning a "cancellation" or a "returning (of goods) to the factory". Example: "This product recall will cost us a lot of money, but that is preferable to letting children injure themselves with our defective toys".
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