Packaging and Label Design Packaging & Labeling 5

Question 1

A brand is designing a label for a household cleaning product sold in the US. Which agency's regulations must the label comply with?

Accepted Answer

EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) under FIFRA/FHSA

Answer

Household cleaning products are regulated by the EPA under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) if they contain pesticides, or by the CPSC under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) for hazardous household products.

Question 2

What is 'extended content labeling' (ECL), and why is it used?

Accepted Answer

A multi-page booklet or peel-open label that provides more information than fits on a standard label panel

Answer

Extended content labels (also called multi-page or booklet labels) unfold or peel open to reveal additional pages, enabling full regulatory, multilingual, or instructional text without increasing package size.

Question 3

In sustainable packaging, what does 'light-weighting' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Reducing the weight and material used in a package while maintaining its structural integrity

Answer

Light-weighting is the practice of reducing the amount of material in a package — such as thinner walls or less plastic — to lower material costs, energy use, and transportation emissions.

Question 4

What is the function of a 'heat seal lacquer' applied to flexible packaging films?

Accepted Answer

To create the sealable layer that bonds when heated during the filling and sealing process

Answer

Heat seal lacquer is a coating applied to the inner layer of a flexible package that melts and bonds to itself or another surface when subjected to heat and pressure from a sealing jaw.

Question 5

When a food label states '25% Less Sodium' it must be compared to:

Accepted Answer

The same or similar reference food

Answer

FDA rules require that relative claims like '25% Less Sodium' compare the product to a reference food, which must be identified on the label (e.g., 'than our original recipe').

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Packaging and Label Design Packaging & Labeling 5