A customer purchases canned food which, contrary to the expiration date stamped on it, has gone

bad and is no longer fit to eat. The retailer had bought the food from a wholesaler, who had bought it
from the manufacturer. If the customer does not realize that the food is tainted and gets so sick as to
be hospitalized, the customer could most effectively sue the retailer under a theory of

A) strict liability
B) fraud
C) intentional infliction of emotional distress
D) privity of contract


A

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