You and your partner own Gaia's Organic Grocery: You buy your romaine lettuce from Naturally Yours Garden Farm.

 

Unknown to you, Naturally Yours' romaine has been infected by a microscopic parasite that had not previously been found in the northern half of the United States. As a result, your customers (and those of the other groceries who bought from Naturally Yours) who ate the romaine suffered from a short, intense bout of food poisoning.

All the adversely affected customers filed suit against both Naturally Yours and the grocery stores, including Gaia's Organic Grocery, where they made their purchase. All the defendants, including you, will almost certainly be liable under strict-product liability, a law enacted by the legislative branch. Is strict liability good public policy under these circumstances?