Sean: In my opinion, that's pure CYA based on product safety litigations and abrogation of common sense and self responsibility. Several years ago, when labels propagated faster than rabbits, we - in the company I worked for - considered seriously how to enlarge the rear apron of a display terminal to have enough space to accomodate a label in English, French, Spanish and German! Bogdan.
Sean Oberle wrote: > Serious question even though this involves a non-electrical product: at > what point do warning labels undermine themselves? > > I was surprised to find this warning label on a 20 oz bottle of Dr. > Pepper. It seems to be unique to that brand -- Coke, Pepsi and whatnot > don't seem to carry it. > > ! WARNING (exclamation point is inside a triangle) > CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. CAP MAY BLOW OFF CAUSING EYE OR OTHER SERIOUS > INJURY. POINT AWAY FROM FACE AND PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WHILE OPENING. > > It didn't seem to be any more carbonated than the Cokes I usually buy. I > can see the point of such labels on Champaign with the corks that often > become projectiles. But the physics of a screw-off soda bottle cap just > doesn't seem to have the same ballistic potential. (I know, I know, the > GC made them do it. But still.) > > -- > Sean Oberle > Vice President of New Products > Washington Business Information, Inc. > 1117 N 19th St, Ste 200, Arlington, VA 22209 > Voice: 703/247-3429; Fax: 703/247-3421 > > --------- > This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. > To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] > with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the > quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], > [email protected], [email protected], or > [email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
