“Handle with Care” and Other Warnings: A Cautionary Tale

Today I was putting caramel flavored almond milk creamer in my coffee. This is the first time I’ve had anything resembling cream in my coffe since I cut out eating dairy. (Side note: it’s delicious.)

On the side of the small bottle it reads “Not to be used as infant formula.” What? Is that an actual warning?

All I could think of was the McDonald’s lawsuit over the hot coffee... being hot. From what Google tells me, it was an almost 3 million dollar settlement. This, however, was brought on by a woman spilling on and burning herself.

Why does my cream need to warn me not to use as infant formula? If I put two and two together, it appears that someone must have tried to use it as infant formula. I decided not to Google that.

While we’re at it, though, don’t use coffee as infant formula either. You’ve been warned.