Personal Finance
5.02 Compare Consumer Information Found on Product Labels
Name: Trey
Food Product Label Comparison
Directions: Using one store brand and one national brand of the same food product, compare
information found on the label required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Complete the
chart and respond to questions that follow.
Type of Information
Product #1
1.great value
19.kraft
2.Finely Shredded Fiesta Blend
Cheese
3.32 Oz
20.Kraft Natural Shredded
Mexican Style Four Cheese
21.16 oz
Serving Size
4.Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Queso
Quesadilla And Asadero Cheeses
Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt
5.28 Grams
22.Cheddar Cheese
(Pasteurized Milk, Cheese
Culture, Salt, Enzymes
23.1/4 Cup
Calories
6.110
24.80
7.80
25.45
8.9 G
26.5 G
Saturated Fat
9.5 G
27.3.5 G
Trans Fat
10.0 G
28.0 G
Cholesterol
11.25 MG
29.15 MG
Sodium
12.170 MG
30.240 MG
Total Carbohydrates
13.<1 G
31.1 G
Dietary Fiber
14.0 G
32.0 G
Sugars
15.0 G
33.0G
Protein
16.6 G
34.7 G
Date and Type (sell by/pull, pack,
freshness, or expiration date?)
Name and address of
manufacturer/distributor
17.Click here to enter text.
35.Click here to enter text.
18.Click here to enter text.
36.Philadelphia
Brand
Statement of Identity
Quantity
Ingredients (first 5)
Calories from Fat
Total Fat
Product #2
37. What could be a reason the FDA requires the name and address of the manufacturer/distributor be listed
on food products? If you have questions about it you know where to go
38. In addition to the information required by the FDA, many companies often include additional information on
labels, e.g. storage requirements, recipes, etc. Select one of the packages and list 3 pieces of additional
information provided. Great value: Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet,
Allergies, and not to be served to children under 4 and pregnant women.
39. Does the package include information about storage of the food item before opening? If so, what?
Refrigerate food at all times
40. Does the package include information about storage of the food item after opening? If so, what?
Refrigerate food at all times
Apparel Product Label Comparison
Required vs. Voluntary Information
Labels and hangtags are used to provide consumer information about apparel
products. Certain types of information are required by law; other types are voluntary.
Read all attached labels on two apparel products of your choice and record findings in
the appropriate categories on the chart.
Required
Apparel Product 1
Apparel Product 2
Name of manufacturer, store, and/or
brand name
Percentage of fiber content by
weight---e.g., 100% wool
Country of origin
1. chaps jeans
9. levis jeans
2. 100% wool
10. 100% wool
3. USA
11. USA and China
Basic care instructions – how to
wash, dry, iron, or otherwise care for
4. dark rinse
12. machine wash
Size
5. 29W 32L
13. 29W 32L
Fabric finishes
6. Medium Stonewash, Light
Stonewash, black
7.NA
14.Medium Stonewash, Light
Stonewash, black
15.NA
8.NA
16.NA
Voluntary
Special care warnings, ex. use of
bleach, treatment for bright colors, etc
Other, specify…
17. Marion searches for easy-care blouses to wear to the office. Which is the best choice for Marion? A
A. 60% polyester/40% cotton blouses, machine
wash warm, tumble dry, remove promptly
C. 100% linen blouses, hand wash cold water,
hang to dry, steam-press
B. 100% cotton knit blouses, wash in cold water,
bright colors separately, lay flat to dry
D. 100% silk woven blouses, dry clean only
18. Janie wants a dress that she will not need to iron. Which is the best choice for Janie? B
A. 100% cotton dress with stain-resistant finish
B. Button-front polyester/cotton dress with
permanent press finish
C. Hand-wash only/lay-flat-to-dry linen dress with
stain-resistant finish
D. Knit lounging dress with anti-cling finish
19. Nathan plans to buy five pairs of pants, one for each day of the week. Which is the best choice for Nathan?
D
A. Dry-clean-only pants with no finish for $30
C. Hand-wash-only dress pants for $40
B. Hand-wash and hang-to-dry linen pants for $50
D. Machine washable pants with permanent press
finish on sale for $35
Personal Hygiene Product Label Comparison
Directions: Using two personal hygiene products, compare information found on the label of each
product. Complete the chart and respond to questions that follow.
Type of Information
Product #1
Product #2
Name of product
1.Crest
11. Colgate
What is this product
for?
Ingredients list (first 5)
2.teeth
12.teeth
3.Stannous fluoride 0.454% (anticavity,
antigingivitis, antisensitivity)glycerin.
Ingredients classified
as “active” or “other”
4.Stannous fluoride 0.454% (anticavity,
antigingivitis, antisensitivity)
13.Sodium fluoride 0.24% (0.15% w/v
fluoride ion) Sorbitol, water, hydrated
silica
14.Sorbitol, water, hydrated silica
Quantity by count,
measure, or weight
Country of origin if
imported
Name of
manufacturer/distributor
Address of
manufacturer/distributor
5.
If could be harmful if
misused, warning and
safe use instructions
Additional
manufacturers’
information designed to
sell product---specify:
21.
6 Oz
15.
6.4 Oz
6.USA
16.USA
7.Procter & Gamble Co.
17.Colgate-Palmolive Co.
8. Mason Business Center
8700 Mason-Montgomery Rd. Box 1557
Mason, OH 45040-9462
9.Keep out of reach of children. If more
than used for brushing is accidentally
swallowed, get medical help or contact
Poison Control Center right away.
18.909 River Road Piscataway, NJ
08855
10.NA
19.Keep out of reach of children under
6 years of age. If more than used for
brushing is accidentally swallowed, get
medical help or contact a Poison
Control Center right away.
20.NA
Which labeling clearly indicates the hygiene product has demonstrated proof of its claims? D
A. "Makeup is noncomedogenic"
C. "Vitamin-enriched lotion"
B. "Power gel holds style longer"
D. "With active ingredients to control bad breath"
22. Which labeling clearly indicates the hygiene product is a drug and must meet FDA requirements? C
A. "Bath talc with deodorant perfect for the whole
family"
C. "Invisible fresh-scent solid/active ingredient:
antiperspirant'"
B. "Dermatologist-tested liquid after-shave"
D. "Mega-hold hair styling gel with radical control"
Medicinal Drug Product Label Comparison
Directions: Select one prescription product and one over-the-counter product. Compare
information found on the labels of these two medicinal drug products. Complete the chart
and respond to questions that follow. Use blank lines at bottom of chart for additional
information found on drug product containers.
Type of
Information
Pharmacist’s
name
Prescription Product
1.Not listed
Type of
Information
Name of
manufacturer
Over-the-Counter Product
14.equate
Pharmacy
address
2.Not listed
Address of
manufacturer
15.USA
Pharmacisy
phone number
Prescription
number
3. Not listed
Quantity
16.100 tablets per bottle
4.Not listed
Purpose of
medication
17.for pain
Date of
prescription
5.Not listed
Dosage
18.depends on weight
Name of doctor
prescribing the
meds
Name of patient
6.Dr Tammy Hall
Storage instructions
19.keep in bottle
N/A
20.Not listed
Dosage
7.Do not exceed 3200 mg total
daily dose.
How long can one
take this?
Warnings
Expiration date
8.Depends
Side Effects
Refillable?
9.yes
Activities to
avoid
10.not listed
Interactions with
other medications
Active Ingredients
Side Effects
Other ingredients
25.NA
Other
11.chest pain, weakness,
shortness of breath, slurred
speech, problems with vision or
balance
12.NA
Expiration date
26.Depends
Other
13.NA
Other
27.NA
28.
21.Do not use ibuprofen just
before or after heart bypass
surgery (coronary artery
bypass graft, or CABG).
22.chest pain, weakness,
shortness of breath, slurred
speech, problems with vision
or balance;
23.Not listed
24.ibuprofen
Joe's mom has a severe headache. Joe found several products in her medicine cabinet
labeled as headache relievers. Which is the BEST choice? A
A. Bottle with his mom's name, expiration date not passed, "one every 6 hours for headaches"
B. Dietary supplement "one a day helps you feel alert, energetic, and pain-free"
C. Generic over-the-counter gel capsules for pain relief, "two every four hours"
D. Well-known brand of over-the-counter tablets "helps relieve headache pain fast"