product labeling
What packages disclose
Product labeling is the text, symbols, and images displayed on a product's packaging that identify its contents, manufacturer, and relevant safety or regulatory information.
Labels typically include ingredients, nutritional facts, warnings, instructions, and legal disclosures required by law: The FDA has strict product labeling requirements for food and drugs.
Good product labeling helps consumers make informed choices.
- country of originNation something came from
- eco-labelsEnvironmental certification symbols
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- CE markingEU conformity indicator
- allergen warningsNotices identifying reactive substances
ingredient list · recalls · consumer rights · unit pricing · front of pack · tamper-proof · expiration date · best by date · use by date · compliance · visual hierarchy · fine print · safety standards · nutritional facts · batch · recycling symbols · logo design · tagline
- legal requirementstax filing, license, jury duty, permit, registration
- cosmetics regulationsafety testing, cosmetic ingredients, safety standards, animal testing, allergen labels
- Isotope Tracerstracer, radioisotope, isotope, tritium, deuterium
- retail lawconsumer rights, sales tax, deceptive practices, price gouging, truth in advertising
- textile regulations
- EU regulationsGDPR, RED, single market, free movement, data protection
product labelingconcealment
Act of hiding something
nondisclosure · mislabeling · non-disclosure · trade secrets · opacity
product labelingderegulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
caveat emptor · buyer beware · counterfeit goods · bootleg merchandise · gray market goods