thats most likely to be the intent.to force replacement of durable items with throwaway junk.
as for safety lets remove all the silly labels and just let nature take its course.the ultimate dumbass filter!
This madness is spread around just to boost the sale of new gadgets...
But there plays it's role the evolution towards "The user could be dumb like a.., so it's the regulators duty to make sure there would not be any dangers for him" (see warnings like "not intended for drying cats" on a microwave oven and so on)...