Code-shield label

A method of applying a label to a container, the method comprising:

• sending a first strip and a second strip through a first printing machine, wherein:
• the first strip comprises a first end and a second end opposite the first end,
• the first strip comprises an opaque material comprising the label,
• the first strip further comprises a first area proximate the first end,
• the first area includes a first length along a longitudinal axis common to the first strip;
• the second strip comprises a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end,
• the second strip is laminated over the first strip such that the third end is disposed outside the first area,
• the second strip comprises a transparent material, and
• the fourth end extends past the second end a first distance at least equal to the first length;
• printing, by the first printing machine, on the first strip outside the first area;
• sending, after printing on the first strip outside the first area, the first strip through a second printing machine, different than the first printing machine;
• printing, by the second printing machine, on the first area;
• and
• applying, after sending, the first strip around the container;
• and
• wrapping the fourth end of the second strip around the container such that the fourth end of the second strip at least partially overlays the first area of the first strip.