Pesticide Labeling Flashcards
What are the 2 components on a pesticide product label?
Front or principal information
Back or secondary information
What are the 10 information items found on a principal label?
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
A pesticide label has ________ status and must be followed.
Legal
A pesticide package has both secondary information and ________.
Principal information
A label component that indicates the concentration of the active ingredient is called the ________ statement.
Guarantee
The label component that describes the type of pest controlled by the pesticide is called the ________.
Purpose of use
Domestic, commercial and restricted are terms used on a label to designate the ________ of pesticide.
Class designation
The Pest Control Product Act requires that every pesticide to be registered and be given a/an ________ which appears on the principal information.
Number
Signal words describe the level of ________ and type of hazard.
Risk
Shapes indicate the ________ of hazard.
Level
Type of hazard is shown with a/an ________.
Symbol
Where on the label is the secondary information usually found?
On the back or side of package
What must an applicator do if the secondary information cannot be read or is missing?
Contact the manufacturer or supplier for a new label
Which section of the secondary information limits manufacturers liability?
Notice to buyer
Which section instructs the user in how to get rid of the pesticide container?
Disposal
