Section 8: How should I review labeling claims?

Key Points

• A pesticide is misbranded if its labeling bears any statement, design, or graphic representation that is false or misleading.
• Product names must not constitute false and misleading claims.
• Efficacy–related claims must not be false or misleading.
• Claims about a product's appropriateness for use on organic sites must not be false or misleading.
• If a claim is not addressed in the Label Review Manual, the label reviewer should consult the OPP Label Committee. 

Progress Check 

• When is it acceptable for a pesticide product to make claims that imply or suggest that the product can or will prevent or control disease or offer health protection?

  Never.

• Do label reviewers review trademark and copyright symbols to ensure that they are used correctly?

  No.

• When is it acceptable to make the claim of “new” on a pesticide label?

  When the product is of new composition and has been approved for a period of six months or less.

• What do acceptable organic claims do?

  They assist organic growers in knowing which products meet the requirements of the NOP Rule.

• What should label reviewers do if a claim they are reviewing is not addressed in the Label Review Manual?

  Consult OPP's Label Committee.

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