THIS column periodically publishes absurd product warnings spotted by our ever-vigilant readers. So we have a certain sense of fellow feeling with a group called the Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch, which runs an annual competition for the “wackiest consumer warning label of the year”.
This year’s $500 first prize, announced earlier this month, went to Ed Gyetvai of Oldcastle, Ontario, who submitted a label on a toilet brush reading “Do not use for personal hygiene”. A $250 second prize went to Matt Johnson of Naperville, Illinois, for a label on a child’s scooter that said, “This product moves when used.”…
