The feasible alternatives test, set out in the Restatement (Second) of Torts, is the consumer- expectations test.

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The feasible alternatives test and the consumer-expectations test are both different tests used to determine whether a product is defective in a product liability case. The feasible alternatives test evaluates whether there were practical and economically viable alternatives to the design of the product that could have prevented the harm from occurring. The consumer-expectations test evaluates whether the product’s design and warning labels met the reasonable expectations of an ordinary consumer.

The Feasible Alternatives Test, Set Out in the Restatement (Second)