Is Ella Cafe responsible for delays, damages, or defects relating to a franchisee's purchases of Approved Brands or from Designated Suppliers?

• 8.3 Alternate Input Approval. Franchisor will provide Franchisee a list of Designated Suppliers and Approved Brands and may, from time to time, modify the list of Designated Suppliers and/or Approved Brands. Franchisee must promptly comply with all such modifications. Franchisor is not responsible for any delays, damages, events of Force Majeure, or defects relating to Franchisee's purchases of Approved Brands or of goods or services from Designated Suppliers. Franchisor is not responsible for any cost increases related to increases in material costs, commodity prices, shipping and transportation costs, or other costs. Additionally, Franchisor makes no warranties concerning the freshness, quality, or shelf-life of any product sold by Designated Suppliers and expressly disclaims all implied warranties with respect to products sold by Designated Suppliers, including the warranty of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular use. Franchisee is solely responsible for inspecting all products and ingredients and determining their fitness for sale or use. Franchisee hereby waives all claims against Franchisor arising out of or relating to the quality and/or fitness of Approved Products or products supplied by Designated Suppliers.

Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 50)