Honestly? Not really. I mean, why else did they warn us so explicitly?

[He holds up the book, which also contains a side note along the lines of "DO NOT USE ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN PLANTS".]

People here grow up knowing what consequences shitty magic can bring, right? They've probably got way more instinctive caution about all of this than we do, so they think it's safe enough as long as they inform us.