It has argued before that rogue firms should be named and shamed to act as a deterrent and also in order to warn consumers so that they could avoid them.

Although the jury yesterday found that the switch was defective and the company had failed to warn consumers, they awarded no damages because the switch did not cause the accident.

Last week a jury concluded that the company's failure to warn consumers of a potential link between talc used for feminine hygiene purposes and ovarian cancer was wrong.

But critics warn consumers will pay more.

However, such organisations also warn consumers of certain risks in using parallel-imported products.