# "It is a violation of Federal law"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-violation-of-federal-law/583007>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 24, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-violation-of-federal-law/583007 "2011-05-24T14:02:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-a-violation-of-federal-law/583007/20 "2011-05-26T05:49:29Z")

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Here’s a question I had from the other thread:

> [@Have you ever violated US federal law by using a product in a manner inconsistent with its labeling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-violated-us-federal-law-by-using-a-product-in-a-manner-inconsistent-with-its-labeling/583059/4):
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> Why not just say, “Disregard the written instructions at your own risk”?

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