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259: 293: 361: 327: 25: 131: 230:, and contains information such as brand name, name of manufacturer, name of the antidote in case of accidental consumption etc. A major aspect of the label is a color mark which represents the toxicity of the material by a color code. Thus the labelling scheme proposes four different colour labels: viz red, yellow, blue, and green. 390:
The toxicity classification applies only to pesticides which are allowed to be sold in India. Some of the classified pesticides may be banned in some states of India, by decision of the state governments. Some of the red-label and yellow-label pesticides were banned in the state of
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The Tribune. 'Knowing labels can save lives' by Divender Gupta.
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The labeling follows a general scheme as laid down in the
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Central Insecticides Board. Insecticides Rules, 1971.
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Pesticides
pesticide
toxicity
toxicity class
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Monocrotophos
zinc phosphide
ethyl mercury acetate

Endosulfan
carbaryl
quinalphos

Malathion
thiram
glyphosate

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