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Definition :

Label [fr. labellum, Lat.], narrow slip of paper or parchment affixed to a deed, writing, to writ, hanging at or out of the same; and an appending seal is called a label (Jac. Law Dict.). As to the seller of a mixed article protecting himself from the penalties of the (English) Sale of Food and Drugs Act,1875, by means of a label, see s. 8 of the Act, and the (English) Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 (18 & 19 Geo. 5, c. 31), s. 4, and see ADULTERATION.

Means a display of written marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter affixed to, or appearing upon, any container. [Infant Milk Substitutes, Feeding Bottles and Infant Food (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution Act, 1992 (41 of 1992), s. 2 (1) (h)]

Means any written, marked, stamped, printed or graphic matter, affixed to, or appearing upon, any package. [Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986), s. 2 (d)]

Means any written, printed or graphic matter on the immediate package and on every other covering in which the package is placed or packed and includes any written, printed or graphic matter accompanying the insecticide. [Insecticides Act, 1968 (46 of 1968), s. 3(h)]

Means: (1) An information logo, title, or similar marking affixed to a manufactured product, (2) Any writing, (3) A narrow slip of paper or parchment attached to a deed or writ in order to hold a seal, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 878.