diff --git a/mealie/routes/groups/controller_labels.py b/mealie/routes/groups/controller_labels.py
index 4a156eb94..0aa2b4ca3 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/groups/controller_labels.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/groups/controller_labels.py
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ class MultiPurposeLabelsController(BaseCrudController):
 
     @router.post("", response_model=MultiPurposeLabelOut)
     def create_one(self, data: MultiPurposeLabelCreate):
-        new_label = self.service.create_one(data)
+        try:
+            new_label = self.service.create_one(data)
+        except Exception as ex:
+            self.mixins.handle_exception(ex)
+            raise  # handle_exception always raises; this satisfies static analysis
         self.publish_event(
             event_type=EventTypes.label_created,
             document_data=EventLabelData(operation=EventOperation.create, label_id=new_label.id),
diff --git a/mealie/routes/organizers/controller_tags.py b/mealie/routes/organizers/controller_tags.py
index e8ca20e07..09ab3e486 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/organizers/controller_tags.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/organizers/controller_tags.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TagController(BaseCrudController):
     def create_one(self, tag: TagIn):
         """Creates a Tag in the database"""
         save_data = mapper.cast(tag, TagSave, group_id=self.group_id)
-        new_tag = self.repo.create(save_data)
+        new_tag = self.mixins.create_one(save_data)
 
         if new_tag:
             self.publish_event(
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py b/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
index 733bdebd2..462aba3d8 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/category_tag_tool_tests/test_organizers_common.py
@@ -191,6 +191,24 @@ def test_organizer_association(
     assert response.status_code == 200
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("route", organizer_routes, ids=test_ids)
+def test_organizer_create_duplicate_name_returns_400(
+    api_client: TestClient,
+    unique_user: TestUser,
+    route: RoutesBase,
+):
+    # Regression test for #7582: POSTing a duplicate name to organizer endpoints
+    # leaked the sqlalchemy IntegrityError as an HTTP 500. The expected behavior,
+    # matching other organizer endpoints (foods, units, tools), is HTTP 400.
+    data = {"name": random_string(10)}
+
+    response = api_client.post(route.base, json=data, headers=unique_user.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+
+    response = api_client.post(route.base, json=data, headers=unique_user.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("route, recipe_key", association_data, ids=test_ids)
 def test_organizer_get_by_slug(
     api_client: TestClient,
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_shopping_list_labels.py b/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_shopping_list_labels.py
index 8cba16666..791df417c 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_shopping_list_labels.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/user_household_tests/test_shopping_list_labels.py
@@ -20,6 +20,21 @@ def create_labels(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser, count: int = 10
     return labels
 
 
+def test_label_create_duplicate_name_returns_400(api_client: TestClient, unique_user_fn_scoped: TestUser):
+    # Regression test for #7582: POSTing a duplicate label name leaked the
+    # sqlalchemy IntegrityError as an HTTP 500. The expected behavior, matching
+    # the other organizer endpoints (foods, units, tools, tags, categories),
+    # is HTTP 400. The function-scoped fixture avoids leaking the created label
+    # into the module-scoped `unique_user` group state used by sibling tests.
+    payload = {"name": random_string(), "color": "#ff0000"}
+
+    response = api_client.post(api_routes.groups_labels, json=payload, headers=unique_user_fn_scoped.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    response = api_client.post(api_routes.groups_labels, json=payload, headers=unique_user_fn_scoped.token)
+    assert response.status_code == 400
+
+
 def test_new_list_creates_list_labels(api_client: TestClient, unique_user: TestUser):
     labels = create_labels(api_client, unique_user)
     response = api_client.post(