Almost everything that we use today comes with some kind of Product Warning label attached. I saw a warning on a bag of bird food that read, "This product may contain peanuts or peanut dust." I know that this warning is there to limit the liability of the manufacturer. After all, most warning labels aren't used to protect our health or safety. Most are regulated by law and serve to limit law suits.

However, I am not allergic to peanuts (most people aren't) and I have never eaten bird food (most people haven't). What are the odds that someone with a severe peanut allergy, one day decides to snack on a bag of "Cockatiel Treat" instead of a bag of chips? Pretty slim, I would think. Is this warning necessary? How many lives has it saved?

Here are some of my favorites. They come from actual warning labels from common, everyday products that most people use:

Come on! Shouldn't most people know the obvious? I think that most people do, and the ones who don't are going to need a lot more than warning labels to protect them!