June 21, 2012

Types Of Labels

Labels can be divided in four types. They are brand label, grade label, descriptive label and informative label.

1. Brand label

If only brand is used on package of a product, this is called brand label. Brand itself is expressed in label. Brand label is put on some cloth. It tells the name of the cloth, e.g, 'Sanforised'. Similarly, label is used on soap e.g, Lux, Hamam, Rexona etc.

2. Grade label

Some products have given grade label. This type of label shows the grade of the product. It shows the quality of products by words, letters, or figure. A,B,C,D grade can be put on peas packed into cans. Similarly, grade label can be mentioned as 1,2,3,4 grades for packed wheat,. Some firms may use labels as good, better, best etc. on their products.
types of labels
3. Descriptive label

Descriptive label give information about the feature, using instruction, handling, security etc. of the products. Descriptive label is used for the products whose grade cannot be differentiated.

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4. Informative label

Informative label gives information about the product. Using method and security of the product, name of the producer, manufactured date, expiry date, name of intermediary, additional instructions regarding the use of the product etc. are mentioned in informative label. Descriptive label gives general information about the product whereas informative label gives maximum information about the product including its use, manufacturer etc.