Chapter 3- Pesticide Labeling Flashcards
Principal information
On the from top the container
Principal information items
- Trade name
- Formulation
- Class designation
- Purpose
- Guarantee statement
- Registration number
- Precautionary shapes
- “Read the label”
- Name and address of registrant
- Net contents
Class designation
Domestic, commercial or restricted. Commercial could also be agricultural or industrial
Guarantee statement
Lists the active ingredients in the product and their concentrations
Octagon shape
Danger, extreme hazard risk
Diamond
Warning, moderate hazard risk
Triangle
Caution, low hazard risk
Secondary information
On the back of the container, tells you how to use the pesticide and how to protect health and safety of you and public
Components of secondary information
- Directions for use
- Precaution statement
- Disposal methods
- First aid instructions
- Toxicological information
- Notice to user
- Notice to buyer
First aid information
The measures to follow immediately after an accident
Toxicological information
Information for the medical personnel to treat people exposed
Notice to user
Says that the product can only be used according to the directions on label
Notice to buyer
Passes the buck legally to the buyer
MSDS
Must be produced for all commercial and restricted class products
MSDS sections
- Chemical product and company ID
- Composition
- Hazards identification
- First aid measures
- Firefighting measures
- Accidental release measures
- Handling and storage
- Exposure controls/ personal protec
- Physical and chemical properties
- Stability and reactivity
- Toxicological information
- Preparation date and group
