Editing Label (section)

{{Short description|Material affixed to a container or article with printed information}}
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[[File:USDA Organic milk cap label.jpg|thumb|USDA Organic milk cap label]]
[[File:Bananas on countertop.JPG|thumb|A bunch of [[banana]]s with a label]]
[[File:Wikilabel.jpg|thumb|A label with faux [[Embossing (paper)|embossing]]]]
[[File:Dymo output.jpg|thumb|A label made with [[embossing tape]] ]]
[[File:Collar.agr.jpg|thumb|[[Shirt]] with labels]]
A '''label''' (as distinct from [[signage]]) is a piece of [[paper]], [[plastic film]], [[cloth]], [[metal]], or other material affixed to a [[Packaging and labelling|container]] or [[Product (business)|product]], on which is written or [[printing|print]]ed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed directly on a container or article can also be considered [[Packaging and labelling|labelling]].

Labels have many uses, including promotion and providing information on a product's origin, the manufacturer (e.g., [[brand name]]), use, safety, shelf-life and disposal, some or all of which may be governed by legislation such as that for food in the UK<ref>{{Cite web|title=UK Food Labelling & Packaging|url=https://www.gov.uk/food-labelling-and-packaging/overview|access-date=5 Mar 2014}}</ref> or United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=FDA Food Label Requirements in a Nutshell|url=http://www.foodpackaginglabels.net/food-labeling-requirements/|access-date=12 June 2015}}</ref> Methods of production and attachment to packaging are many and various and may also be subject to [[List of technical standard organisations|internationally recognised standards]]. In many countries, hazardous products such as [[poison]]s or [[flammable]] liquids must have a warning label.