The label printed on or attached to a container of pesticide tells how to use it correctly and warns of any environmental or health safety measures to take. The brand name is used on the front of the label to identify the manufacturer's product. Soluble powder a powder which you dissolve in water, then spray. Ingredient statement lists the names and amounts of the active ingredients and the amount of inert ingredients. One pesticide may be sold under different brand names, but the same chemical name will be on all of the product labels.
Net contents indicates the amount in the container.
The law also requires the maker or distributor of a product to print the name and address of the company on the label, along with an establishment number telling which factory made the chemical. An EPA registration number shows that the product has been registered with the Environmental Protection Agency for the uses listed on the label. The signal word and symbol on the label tell how toxic a product is. If the product is harmful to swallow or inhale or can damage eyes or skin, the label contains emergency first aid measures and states exposure conditions requiring medical attention. The pesticide label is the most important information you can take to the physician when someone has been poisoned.