Hello,

The following list:

- label :: information

when exported to latex generates:

\begin{description}
\item{label} information
\end{description}

the format should be:

\begin{description}
\item[label] information
\end{description}

The difference being "label" should be enclosed in [ ] not { }

Many thanks for org-mode,
Matthew

Emacs : GNU Emacs 26.3 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.18)
of 2020-05-08
Package: Org mode version 9.3.6

current state:
==============
(setq
org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer
org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
org-latex-listings 'minted
org-link-shell-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-src-tab-acts-natively t
org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function
org-latex-pdf-process '("xelatex -shell-escape -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "biber %b" "xelatex -shell-escape -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f" "xelatex -shell-escape -interaction nonstopmode -output-directory %o %f")
org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default
org-odt-preferred-output-format "doc"
org-mode-hook '(#[0 "\301\211 \207" [imenu-create-index-function org-imenu-get-tree] 2]
flyspell-ignore-tex (lambda nil (setq ispell-parser (quote tex)))
flyspell-buffer flyspell-mode
#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
[add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-all append local] 5]
#[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
[add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append
local]
5]
org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes)
org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe)
org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300 \236A\207" [:title] 3 "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"]
org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"]
org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand)
org-babel-load-languages '((emacs-lisp . t) (shell . t) (R . t) (lisp . t) (gnuplot . t)
(python . t) (clojure . t) (dot . t) (ditaa . t))
org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 " \207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS WIDTH)"]
org-src-lang-modes '(("r" . ess-mode) ("C" . c) ("C++" . c++) ("asymptote" . asy)
("bash" . sh) ("beamer" . latex) ("calc" . fundamental)
("cpp" . c++) ("ditaa" . artist) ("dot" . fundamental)
("elisp" . emacs-lisp) ("ocaml" . tuareg) ("screen" . shell-script)
("shell" . sh) ("sqlite" . sql))
org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
org-ditaa-jar-path "/usr/bin/ditaa"
org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-show-empty-lines
org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate)
org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("clojure" . "clj") ("python" . "py") ("lisp" . "lisp")
("emacs-lisp" . "el") ("elisp" . "el"))
org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-link-parameters '(("attachment" :follow org-attach-open-link :export
org-attach-export-link :complete org-attach-complete-link)
("id" :follow org-id-open)
("eww" :follow eww :store org-eww-store-link)
("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link)
("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link)
("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link :export
org-irc-export)
("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store
org-info-store-link)
("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link)
("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export
:store org-docview-store-link)
("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link)
("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete
org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link)
("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link)
("ebib" :follow ebib :export nil)
("cite" :follow ebib :export
(lambda (path desc format)
(cond
((eq format (quote html)) (format "(<cite>%s</cite>)" path))
((eq format (quote latex))
(if (or (not desc) (equal 0 (search "cite:" desc)))
(format "\\cite{%s}" path)
(format "\\cite[%s][%s]{%s}"
(car (cdr (split-string desc ";")))
(car (split-string desc ";")) path)
)
)
)
)
)
("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("shell" :follow org-link--open-shell)
("news" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["news" browse-url ":"] 5
"\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
("mailto" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["mailto" browse-url ":"] 5
"\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
("https" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["https" browse-url ":"] 5
"\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
("http" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["http" browse-url ":"] 5
"\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
("ftp" :follow
#[257 "\301\300\302 Q!\207" ["ftp" browse-url ":"] 5
"\n\n(fn URL)"]
)
("help" :follow org-link--open-help)
("file" :complete org-link-complete-file)
("elisp" :follow org-link--open-elisp)
("doi" :follow org-link--open-doi))
org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
org-link-elisp-confirm-function 'yes-or-no-p
org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function
org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"]
org-latex-classes '(("koma-article" "\\documentclass{scrartcl}"
("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
("article" "\\documentclass[11pt]{article}"
("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
("report" "\\documentclass[11pt]{report}"
("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}") ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}")
("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
("book" "\\documentclass[11pt]{book}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}")
("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}")
("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
)
org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function
org-confirm-babel-evaluate nil
org-latex-minted-options '(("frame" "lines") ("fontsize" "\\scriptsize")
("linenos" "false") ("showspaces" "false"))
)