Label

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Label
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(1) A warning notice required by DOT or IATA to be placed on the shipping container of a hazardous material transported by air, highway, rail, or water. Names of some labels are as follows:
Corrosive	Irritant
Dangerous when Wet	Nonflammable Gas
Explosive	Organic Peroxide
Flammable Gas	Oxidizer
Flammable Liquid	Poison
Flammable Solid	Radioactive
(2) A notice required to appear on a food product indicating its composition and nutritional value (RDA), or on a pharmaceutical or household product stating its hazardous properties. (3) A radioactive isotope or fluorescent dye added to a chemical compound to trace its course and behavior through a series of reactions, usually in living organisms. This technique has also been used to measure frictional wear of moving parts of automotive engines.See Tracer; tagged compound.