When should you not follow the old label?

When should you not follow the old label?

• A. When the product expiration date comes
• B. When a newer manual is issued
• C. When the label contradicts local regulations
• D. When the product expiration date has passed

Answer: (D)

Pesticide labels govern how a product can be used, and that guidance stays valid only up to the product’s expiration date. Once the expiration date has passed, the product is no longer considered usable or legal to apply, so you should not follow the old label’s directions and you should discard the product according to the label’s disposal instructions or local guidelines. This is the moment you stop relying on the old label. If a newer label exists, you would follow the newer instructions, and if local regulations conflict with the label, you must follow the applicable law—but the expiration date is the point at which using the old label is no longer permissible.

Pesticide labels govern how a product can be used, and that guidance stays valid only up to the product’s expiration date. Once the expiration date has passed, the product is no longer considered usable or legal to apply, so you should not follow the old label’s directions and you should discard the product according to the label’s disposal instructions or local guidelines. This is the moment you stop relying on the old label. If a newer label exists, you would follow the newer instructions, and if local regulations conflict with the label, you must follow the applicable law—but the expiration date is the point at which using the old label is no longer permissible.