Ag labelling code : code of practice on labelling agricultural chemical products / Agricultural Registration Section

Bib ID:
3006349
Format:
Book
Author:
National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Australia)
Description:
  • Canberra : National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals, 1997
  • iv, 64 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
0642264740
Series:
Registration series.
Summary:

This publication provides guidelines for preparing labels for agricultural chemical products.

Full contents:
  • Introduction
  • What is a label?
  • Registration requirements
  • Products covered by the Agvet code
  • ch. 1. Information required and label layout
  • 1.1. General information required on lables
  • 1.2. Label layout
  • 1.3. Placement of information
  • 1.3.1. Main panel and ancillary panels
  • 1.3.2. 'Bottle-in-box' or 'bag-in-box'
  • 1.3.3. Carton with inner plastic container
  • 1.3.4. Labels with leaflets and booklets
  • 1.3.5. Measure packs
  • 1.3.6. Presentation or promotion containers
  • ch. 2. Explanatory notes
  • 2.1. Signal heading
  • 2.1.1. Presentation of signal headings
  • 2.1.2. Other cautionary words or phrases
  • 2.2. Distinguishing name of the product
  • 2.3. Active constituents, solvents and other scheduled ingredients
  • 2.3.1. Active constituent statement
  • 2.3.2. Solvents
  • 2.3.3. Other scheduled ingredients
  • 2.3.4. Anticholinesterase compounds
  • 2.4. Mode of action identification symbols
  • 2.4.1. Symbols for herbicides
  • 2.4.2. Symbols for fungicides
  • 2.5. Statement of claims for use
  • 2.5.1. Restricted chemical products
  • 2.6. Contents/net contents
  • 2.7. Name and address of registrant, formulator or distributor
  • 2.8. Directions for use
  • 2.8.1. Restraints
  • 2.8.2. Use-table or directions for use
  • 2.8.3. 'Not to be used' statement
  • 2.8.4. Other limitations and prohibitions
  • 2.8.5. Withholding periods
  • 2.9. General instructions
  • 2.9.1. Resistant weeds warning
  • 2.9.2. Fungicide resistance warning
  • 2.10. Precaution statements
  • 2.11. Protection statements
  • 2.12. Storage and disposal statements
  • 2.12.1. Storage statements
  • 2.12.2. Disposal statements
  • 2.13. Safety directions
  • 2.14. First aid instructions
  • 2.15. Material safety data sheet
  • 2.16. Emergency information
  • 2.1.7. Batch number
  • 2.18. Date of manufacture and/or expiry date of product
  • 2.19. NRA approval number
  • ch. 3. General requirements
  • 3.1. Label to be securely attached
  • 3.2. Printing
  • 3.3. Certain statements prohibited
  • 3.4. Advertising literature, product technical bulletins and promotional tags
  • 3.5. Barcodes
  • appendix 1. Label layout
  • appendix 2. Uniform expression of active constituents
  • appendix 3. Organophosphorus and carbamate compounds requiring an anticholinesterase compound statement
  • appendix 4. Herbicide mode of action groups
  • appendix 5. Fungicide activity groups
  • appendix 6. Restricted chemical products
  • appendix 7. Examples of restraints and critical comments
  • appendix 8. Directions for use table headings
  • appendix 9. 'Date-controlled' chemical products.elopments *
Subject:
Also Titled:
Code of practice for labelling agricultural chemical products
Terms of Use:
Commonwealth of Australia 1997.
Copyright:

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