Labels provide important information about products. They include details like the product name, ingredients, directions, expiration dates, and more. Manufacturers include this information to inform consumers about the product and encourage purchases. Labels help consumers choose healthy, safe products and avoid harmful effects by understanding proper use and storage. They aim to give consumers the best results from the product. The language on labels uses phrases specific to different product types as well as grammar like imperatives for instructions and proper nouns.

1. Know What You Eat and Drink ?

2. Questions :
1. What do you see in the pictures ?
2. What are written on those packages ?
3. Why does a manufacturer write those texts?
Picture A Picture B Picture C

3. Definition Of Label
• A label is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material
affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed
information or symbol about the product or item. Information printed
directly on a container or article can also be considered labeling.
Product labels can be made from a variety of material. Common
materials include : paper or cardboard (often attached with plastic,
twine or metal staples), cloth, metal (often aluminium), an plastic.
Dari definisi diatas kita bisa simpulkan bahwa label adalah teks yang
dituliskan di bungkus produk, atau diselipkan didalam bungkus
produk, atau ditempelkan di produk untuk memberikan informasi
rinci dari produk tersebut.

4. A. FOOD LABEL
NO FACTS STATEMENT
1 Brand of product (merek) Nissin
2 Name of product (Jenis produk) Cup Nudles
3 Content/ Amound (isi/beratbersih) 71 g
4 Description (deskripsi) Made with real fruit
5 Ingredients (komposisi) contains wheat and soybean
6 Directions to use (cara menggunakan/cara meracik)
1. Pull back lid to dotted line
2. Fill cup to inside line with
boiling water from kattle or
microwave
3. Close lid and lest stand for
3 minutes
4. Stir well and enjoy
7 Direction to store(petunjuk/cara menyimpan) -
8 expiration date (tanggal kadaluarsa) -

5. B. DRINK LABEL
NO FACTS STATEMENT
1 Brand of product (merek) Barsotti
2 Name of product (Jenis produk) Juice
3 Content/ Amound (isi/beratbersih) 24 ml
4 Description (deskripsi)
Not from concentrate, no
preservative, no added sugar
5 Ingredients (komposisi)
Freshly squeezed oranges, flash
pasteurized
6 Directions to use (cara menggunakan/cara meracik)
1. Shake before serving
2. Use unexpired product
within 7 days of opening
7 Direction to store(petunjuk/cara menyimpan) Keep refrigerated
8 expiration date (tanggal kadaluarsa) The twentieth of June, 2021

6. C. MEDICINE LABEL
NO FACTS STATEMENT
1 Brand of product (merek) Pinux
2 Name of product (Jenis produk) Children cough syrup
3 Content/ Amound (isi/beratbersih) 75 ml
4 Description (deskripsi) Cough mixture of formula 440
5 Uses/usage (kegunaan) It relieves dry cough
6 Directions to use (cara menggunakan/cara meracik)
Use medicine according to
physician`s instructions
7 Direction to store(petunjuk/cara menyimpan)
1. keep it in moderate
temperature
2. Keep away from children
8 expiration date (tanggal kadaluarsa) The twentieth of June, 2021

7. Sosial Function
• To give detailed information of the product (untuk memberikan
informasi rinci tentang sebuah produk) it is used identify type, size,
brand, product line, manufacture and other product specific
information in order to inform the consumer and encourage a
purchase
• To choose healty and safe product ( agar dapat memilih produk yang
sehat dan aman).
• To avoid harmful effect (untuk menghindari efek samping yang
membahayakan)
• To get the best result ( untuk mendapatkan hasil terbaik).

8. Sosial Function
• To give detailed information of the product (untuk memberikan
informasi rinci tentang sebuah produk) it is used identify type, size,
brand, product line, manufacture and other product specific
information in order to inform the consumer and encourage a
purchase
• To choose healty and safe product ( agar dapat memilih produk yang
sehat dan aman).
• To avoid harmful effect (untuk menghindari efek samping yang
membahayakan)
• To get the best result ( untuk mendapatkan hasil terbaik).

9. LANGUAGE FEATURE
Unsur kebahasaan untuk memahami label produk obat, makanan dan minuman.
a. Ungkapan dan kosa kata yang lazim pada setiap produk obat, makanan dan minuman
b. Tata Bahasa
1. Kalimat Imperative ( command and Prohibition)
Command = V1+O
Example : use the soft material
Shake well before use!
Prohibition
Do not + V1 + O
Example : Do not consume after expired ate!
No+Ving+complement
Example : No accepting if the seal is broken!
2. Penggunaan nominal singular dan plural secara tepat, dengan atau tanpa a, the, those, my, their, dan sebagainya secara tepat
dalam frasa nominal.
3. Kata Bantu modal yang lazim.

10. EXERCISE
NO FACTS STATEMENT
1 Name of Product
2 Content/ Amound
3 Description
4 Ingredients
5 Directions to use
6 Direction to store
7 expiration date
8
Language features you found in the
label

11. EXERCISE
NO FACTS STATEMENT
1 Name of Product
2 Content/ Amound
3 Description
4 Ingredients
5 Directions to use
6 Direction to store
7 expiration date
8
Language features you found in the
label

12. Conclusion
The label is a number of information on the product packaging. In
general, the label must contain at least the name or brand of the
product, raw materials, composition enhancement, nutritional
information, expiration date, product content, and legal statement.