Amanda decides to try out her new iron on the pesky wrinkles she has on her legs. She suffers rather severe burns and is infuriated with the manufacturer because she feels her right to safety has been violated. Is Amanda correct?

A. Yes, the right to safety implies that a customer will never be injured by a product.
B. Yes, the iron should have been recalled when this defect was first discovered.
C. No, products must be safe for their intended use, and Amanda's experiment was clearly beyond the intended use.
D. No, as long as the instructions mentioned that when ironing skin burns sometimes occur, they are not to blame.
E. No, the company instead violated her right to choose.


Answer: C

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