The agency has said that warning labels on food could "confuse consumers" and create "unnecessary public alarm."

Better an unnecessary alarm than have the Earth destroyed.

But critics say the Federal guidelines caused unnecessary alarm.

Our sole concern, I can assure you, was not to cause unnecessary alarm and apprehension, especially to your two young ladies.

But, all this while, I was giving myself very unnecessary alarm.

Maybe the weather, sleeplessness, apprehension, were causing me unnecessary alarm.

Incorrect interpretations of conclusions drawn from laboratory studies have in some instances caused unnecessary alarm.

Adaptation of the technology in this manner can produce both unnecessary alarm to a patient or leave a false sense of security.

Executives of the companies say their system can "learn" and improve its accuracy over time, thus raising fewer unnecessary alarms.

The mayor said he believed the press was causing unnecessary alarm over the issue of how hospital closings would affect the poor.