Reading Labels
Cleaners, sanitizers and disinfectants: what the label words mean
Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting are three different jobs. How to tell them apart on a label, find the EPA number, and read the contact time correctly.
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Anil Kulasekaran
Anil reads product labels the way other people read menus. He covers hazard pictograms, signal words, safety data sheets and the differences between US and European labelling.
Reading Labels
Danger, Warning, Caution: what the signal word on a label is telling you
One word on the label ranks how serious a product's hazard is. Here is how Danger, Warning and Caution work on European, US household and US pesticide labels.
Reading Labels
The nine hazard pictograms, one at a time
What each of the nine red-diamond hazard pictograms means, which ones turn up on household products, and how to read the old orange squares in the garage.