Label

How it is used

Labels are designed, checked, approved and printed, and must follow the labeling law of the country of sale. Regulatory staff do a label review before launch, and a wrong label, especially one with a missing allergen, is a common cause of recalls. 'Label' is also a verb: the product must be labeled in Turkish.

Example sentences

1. The export label needs both English and Arabic text for the Gulf market.

2. Please check the label proof carefully; last time the net weight was wrong.

Common collocations

• food label
• label claim
• label review
• clean label
• label proof

Related terms

• ingredient listThe part of a food label that names all the ingredients, including additives, in descending order of weight at the time they were used.
• nutrition labelThe table on a food package that shows the energy and nutrients, such as fat, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt, in a set amount of the product.
• allergenA substance, usually a protein, that can cause an allergic reaction in sensitive people, sometimes a severe one, even in very small amounts.
• use-by dateThe date on a perishable food after which it should not be eaten, because it may no longer be safe even if it looks and smells fine.
• best before dateThe date until which a food keeps its full expected quality, such as taste, texture and color, when stored correctly; after it, the food may still be safe to eat.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• label · Software Engineering
• label · Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

More terms: Packaging and Labeling

• packaging
• aseptic packaging
• modified atmosphere packaging
• vacuum packaging
• food contact material
• migration