Which statement about pesticide label names and ingredients is true?

• A. Various manufacturers use different trade names, even though the products contain the same active ingredient.
• B. All products share the same trade name.
• C. The label must list only one active ingredient name.
• D. Active ingredients cannot be the same across brands.

Answer: (B)

Pesticide labels identify a product by both its brand (trade) name and its active ingredients. The trade name is the brand name the manufacturer uses on the product, and that name can differ from one company to another even when the products contain the same active ingredient. In practice, you’ll see multiple products with the same active ingredient sold under different brand names from different manufacturers. The label, however, should list all active ingredients and their amounts, not just a single one, and it’s common for the same active ingredient to appear in different products across brands. Because of this, saying that all products share the same trade name isn’t accurate, since brands vary.