Pesticide Labeling

Question 1

What are the 2 components on a pesticide product label?

Answer 1

Front or principal information
Back or secondary information

Question 2

What are the 10 information items found on a principal label?

Answer 2

Trade name or product
Formulation
Class designation
Purpose or use
Guarantee statement
Registration number
Precautionary shapes, symbols and words
Directions to “read the label”
Name and address of the registrant
Net contents

Question 3

A pesticide label has ________ status and must be followed.

Answer 3

Legal

Question 4

A pesticide package has both secondary information and ________.

Answer 4

Principal information

Question 5

A label component that indicates the concentration of the active ingredient is called the ________ statement.

Answer 5

Guarantee

Question 6

The label component that describes the type of pest controlled by the pesticide is called the ________.

Answer 6

Purpose of use

Question 7

Domestic, commercial and restricted are terms used on a label to designate the ________ of pesticide.

Answer 7

Class designation

Question 8

The Pest Control Product Act requires that every pesticide to be registered and be given a/an ________ which appears on the principal information.

Answer 8

Number

Question 9

Signal words describe the level of ________ and type of hazard.

Answer 9

Risk

Question 10

Shapes indicate the ________ of hazard.

Answer 10

Level

Question 11

Type of hazard is shown with a/an ________.

Answer 11

Symbol

Question 12

Where on the label is the secondary information usually found?

Answer 12

On the back or side of package

Question 13

What must an applicator do if the secondary information cannot be read or is missing?

Answer 13

Contact the manufacturer or supplier for a new label

Question 14

Which section of the secondary information limits manufacturers liability?

Answer 14

Notice to buyer

Question 15

Which section instructs the user in how to get rid of the pesticide container?

Answer 15

Disposal

Question 16

Which section of the secondary information discusses the various hazards of the pesticide product?

Answer 16

Precautions

Question 17

Which is the primary purpose of the Notice to User label component?

Answer 17

To direct user to read the product label

Question 18

Which section provides musical personnel with instructions in case of poisoning?

Answer 18

Toxicological information

Question 19

Which section of the secondary information contains information related to use in crops?

Answer 19

Directions for use

Question 20

True or false: the MSDS is the primary source of information about a pesticide

Answer 20

False

Question 21

True or false: All commercial pesticides must have an MSDS

Answer 21

True

Question 22

True or false: An MSDS may provide information on pesticide stability

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or false: An MSDS is a legal document

Answer 23

False

Question 24

True or false: The manufacturer provides MSDS for its pesticides

Answer 24

True

Question 25

Information about dealing with spills is in the ________ release measure section.

Answer 25

Accidental

Question 26

To find out the pesticides hazardous ingredients, an applicator can refer to the ________ section.

Answer 26

Composition

Question 27

The MSDS section that describes the appearance, odour, flash and boiling points of a pesticide is called the ________/chemical properties section.

Answer 27

Physical

Question 28

To obtain information about the health effects of several exposure to a pesticide, the applicator should look in the ________ information section of the MSDS.

Answer 28

Toxicological

Question 29

To find information about an incompatibility with other products, one should look in the ________ section of an MSDS.

Answer 29

Stability