diff --git a/+io/createParsedType.m b/+io/createParsedType.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2454a750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/+io/createParsedType.m
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+function typeInstance = createParsedType(typePath, typeName, varargin)
+% createParsedType - Create a neurodata type from a specified type name
+%   
+%   This function generates a neurodata type instance from a given type name 
+%   and a corresponding cell array of name-value pairs. It is typically used 
+%   when parsing datasets or groups.
+%
+%   Warnings with the ID "NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties" are captured, and 
+%   the warning message is enhanced with specific details about the dataset or 
+%   group in the NWB file where the issue occurred.
+%
+%   Inputs:
+%       typePath - (char) Path to the dataset or group in the NWB file where the 
+%                  neurodata type is parsed from.
+%       typeName - (char) Name of the neurodata type to be created.
+%       varargin - (cell) Cell array of name-value pairs representing the 
+%                  properties of the neurodata type.
+%
+%   Outputs:
+%       typeInstance - The generated neurodata type instance.
+
+
+    warnState = warning('off', 'NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties');
+    cleanupObj = onCleanup(@(s) warning(warnState)); % Make sure warning state is reset later
+
+    [lastWarningMessage, lastWarningID] = lastwarn('', ''); % Clear last warning
+
+    typeInstance = feval(typeName, varargin{:}); % Create the type.
+
+    [warningMessage, warningID] = lastwarn();
+
+    % Handle any warnings if they occured.
+    if ~isempty(warningMessage)
+        if strcmp( warningID, 'NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties' )
+            
+            clear cleanupObj % Reset last warning state
+
+            if endsWith(warningMessage, '.')
+                warningMessage = warningMessage(1:end-1);
+            end
+
+            updatedMessage = sprintf('%s at file location "%s"\n', warningMessage, typePath);
+            
+            disclaimer = 'NB: The properties in question were dropped while reading the file.';
+
+            suggestion = [...
+                'Consider checking the schema version of the file with '...
+                '`util.getSchemaVersion(filename)` and comparing with the ' ...
+                'YAML namespace version present in nwb-schema/core/nwb.namespace.yaml' ];        
+            
+            warning(warningID, '%s\n%s\n\n%s', updatedMessage, disclaimer, suggestion)
+        else
+            % Pass, warning has already been displayed
+        end
+    else
+        lastwarn(lastWarningMessage, lastWarningID); % Reset last warning
+    end
+end
diff --git a/+io/parseDataset.m b/+io/parseDataset.m
index 7bd8fd90..80195a10 100644
--- a/+io/parseDataset.m
+++ b/+io/parseDataset.m
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     else
         props('data') = data;
         kwargs = io.map2kwargs(props);
-        parsed = eval([Type.typename '(kwargs{:})']);
+        parsed = io.createParsedType(fullpath, Type.typename, kwargs{:});
     end
     H5D.close(did);
     H5F.close(fid);
diff --git a/+io/parseGroup.m b/+io/parseGroup.m
index 76c2ccbc..46a87c6c 100644
--- a/+io/parseGroup.m
+++ b/+io/parseGroup.m
@@ -77,12 +77,13 @@
         else
             file.cloneNwbFileClass(Type.name, Type.typename);
             rehash();
-            parsed = eval([Type.typename '(kwargs{:})']);
+            parsed = io.createParsedType(info.Name, Type.typename, kwargs{:});
+
         end
         
         return;
     end
-    parsed = eval([Type.typename '(kwargs{:})']);
+    parsed = io.createParsedType(info.Name, Type.typename, kwargs{:});
 end
 end
 
diff --git a/+tests/+unit/+io/testCreateParsedType.m b/+tests/+unit/+io/testCreateParsedType.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7980162f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/+tests/+unit/+io/testCreateParsedType.m
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+function tests = testCreateParsedType()
+    tests = functiontests(localfunctions);
+end
+
+function setupOnce(testCase)
+    rootPath = fullfile(fileparts(mfilename('fullpath')), '..', '..', '..');
+    testCase.applyFixture(matlab.unittest.fixtures.PathFixture(rootPath));
+
+    testCase.applyFixture(matlab.unittest.fixtures.WorkingFolderFixture);
+    generateCore('savedir', '.')
+end
+
+function testCreateTypeWithValidInputs(testCase)
+    testPath = 'some/dataset/path';
+    testType = 'types.hdmf_common.VectorIndex';
+    kwargs = {'description', 'this is a test'};
+
+    type = io.createParsedType(testPath, testType, kwargs{:});
+    testCase.verifyClass(type, testType)
+
+    testCase.verifyWarningFree(...
+        @(varargin)io.createParsedType(testPath, testType, kwargs{:}))
+end
+
+function testCreateTypeWithInvalidInputs(testCase)
+    testPath = 'some/dataset/path';
+    testType = 'types.hdmf_common.VectorIndex';
+    kwargs = {'description', 'this is a test', 'comment', 'this is another test'};
+    type = io.createParsedType(testPath, testType, kwargs{:});
+    testCase.verifyClass(type, testType)
+
+    testCase.verifyWarning(...
+        @(varargin)io.createParsedType(testPath, testType, kwargs{:}), ...
+        'NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties')
+end
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diff --git a/+types/+util/checkUnset.m b/+types/+util/checkUnset.m
index 9ba8eb57..bc9a5e04 100644
--- a/+types/+util/checkUnset.m
+++ b/+types/+util/checkUnset.m
@@ -15,12 +15,8 @@ function checkUnset(obj, argin)
     end
     dropped = setdiff(argin, union(allProperties, anonNames));
     if ~isempty(dropped)
-        warning('NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties' ...
-        , ['Unexpected properties {%s}.  '...
-        '\n\nYour schema version may be incompatible with the file.  '...
-        'Consider checking the schema version of the file with '...
-        '`util.getSchemaVersion(filename)` '...
-        'and comparing with the YAML namespace version present in '...
-        'nwb-schema/core/nwb.namespace.yaml'], misc.cellPrettyPrint(dropped));
+        warning('NWB:CheckUnset:InvalidProperties', ...
+            'Unexpected properties {%s} for instance of type "%s".', ...
+            misc.cellPrettyPrint(dropped), class(obj));
     end
 end
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