Abstract: The invention concerns a method of treating defective labels (E?), in particular RFID labels, in a label printer, and the label printer itself, in which the labels (E, E?) are arranged on a label carrier strip (ET) in succession in the conveyor direction of the label carrier strip (ET), which is fed under tensile stress at least to a first writing unit (22) for the selective transfer of items of information onto the labels (E) and then to a dispensing unit (24) in which the labels (E) are individually removed from the label carrier strip (ET) and delivered in a dispensing operation onto an article to be provided with a label (E), wherein after the dispensing operation the empty label carrier strip (ET) is received in an empty material storage unit (32).