Module 1: Label Basics

Section 5: What are the types of labels and labeling?

Key Points

• The four types of labels and labeling are: master label, sub-label or split-label, supplemental distributor labeling, and supplemental labeling.
• A master label contains claims and directions for all of the approved uses for a given product.
• A sub-label or split-label contains claims and directions for only a portion of the approved uses under a given master label.
• Supplemental distributor labeling includes labels for a product that is registered to one company, but distributed by another company.
• Supplemental labeling includes labels that contain newly approved uses, use directions, or other instructions that have been added since the last accepted master label. 

Progress Check

• What are the two types of supplemental labeling discussed in this section?

  Supplemental distributor labeling and supplemental labeling.

• Does a product's master label contain claims and directions for some or all its approved uses?

  All.

• Is a sub-label/split-label considered by regulators a complete or partial label?

  A complete label. (It contains all of the required labeling elements for regulatory and enforcement purposes, but pertains to only some of the product's approved uses.)

• Which type of label or labeling does not require EPA review? 

  Supplemental distributor labeling.

• What type of label or labeling can contain instructions that are not covered by the master label?

  Supplemental labeling.

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