The primary ethical obligation of manufacturers and sellers of products is to ensure that their products are safe for consumers. This means taking reasonable steps to design, manufacture, and market products that are free from defects that could cause injury or harm.

The ethical principle of informed consent holds that consumers have the right to know about the risks and benefits of a product before they purchase it. This means that manufacturers and sellers of products have a duty to provide consumers with accurate and complete information about the risks and benefits of their products.

The ethical principle of product stewardship holds that manufacturers have a responsibility to ensure that their products are safe and environmentally friendly throughout their entire life cycle. This means taking steps to design, manufacture, and market products that are safe for consumers and the environment, and to take back and properly dispose of products at the end of their useful life.

There are a number of ethical challenges that arise in product liability law, including the difficulty of balancing the interests of consumers and manufacturers, the lack of clear standards for determining product safety, the high cost of product liability litigation, and the difficulty of proving causation in product liability cases.

Manufacturers and sellers of products can fulfill their ethical obligations by conducting thorough safety testing of their products, providing consumers with accurate and complete information about the risks and benefits of their products, taking steps to minimize the environmental impact of their products, and taking back and properly disposing of their products at the end of their useful life.