Notwithstanding anything
contained in Section 685, the producer shall not be liable if he or
she proves any of the following facts:
(a) He or she has not produced, sold or distributed the
defective product,
(b) The goods or service that he or she produced,
imported, sold or distributed was not defective at
the time of production, import, sale or distribution
or it became defective after the sale or
distribution,
(c) The goods or service that he or she produced has
not been marketed, sold or distributed,
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(d) The injury has been caused due to the consumer's
failure to comply with the directions to be
complied with while consuming the produced
goods or service,
(e) The injury has been caused because the consumer
has not properly consumed the product or has
consumed it otherwise,
(f) One had no scientific or technical knowledge at
the time of production or distribution of the goods
or service that such goods or service was
defective,
(g) Information was given at the time of sale of the
product, from which the injury has been caused,
that it might cause injury if not consumed
properly,
(h) The goods or service has been consumed despite
knowing or having a reasonable reason to know
that it might cause loss or damage.