Alabama Administrative Code
Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
Chapter 80-1-5 - SALE OF COMMERCIAL FEED
Section 80-1-5-.04 - Labeling
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 80-1-5-.04
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) In addition to the labeling requirements set out under Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-21-20, commercial feed other than customer-formula feed and vertical-integrator feed shall also be labeled with the following information on the principal display panel of the product and in the following general format:
(a) Net weight.
(b) Product name and brand name if any under
which the feed is distributed.
(c)
Drugs. If drugs are used, the following shall apply:
1. The word medicated shall appear directly
following and below the product name in type size, no smaller than one-half the
type size of the product name.
2.
The purpose of medication (claim statement).
3. An active drug ingredient statement
listing the active drug ingredients by their established name and the amounts
in accordance with Rule
80-1-5-.06(4).
4. The required directions for use and
precautionary statements or reference to their location if the detailed feeding
directions and precautionary statements required by Rules
80-1-5-.08 and
80-1-5-.09 appear elsewhere on the label.
(d) The guaranteed analysis of the feed as
required under the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975,
§
2-21-20(1)(c),
includes the following items, unless exempted in this subrule, and in the order
listed:
1. Minimum percentage of crude
protein.
2. Maximum or minimum
percentage of equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen as required in Rule
80-1-5-.06(5).
3. Minimum percentage of crude fat.
4. Maximum percentage of crude
fiber.
5. Minerals, to include in
the following order:
(a) minimum and maximum
percentages of calcium (Ca),
(b)
minimum percentage of phosphorus (P),
(c) minimum and maximum percentages of salt
(NaC1), and
(d) other
minerals.
6. Vitamins in
such terms as specified in Rule
80-1-5-.06(3).
7. Total sugars as invert on dried molasses
products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content.
(e) Exemptions from guaranteed
analysis are allowed as follows:
1. Guarantees
for minerals are not required when there are no specific label claims and when
the commercial feed contains less than 61 % of calcium, phosphorus, sodium and
chloride.
2. Guarantees for
vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for
nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement.
3. Guarantees for crude protein, crude fat,
and crude fiber are not required when the commercial feed is intended for
purposes other than to furnish these substances or they are of minor
significance relating to the primary purpose of the product, such as drug
premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements and molasses.
(f) Feed ingredients, collective terms for
the grouping of feed ingredients, are to be shown as follows:
1. The name of each ingredient as defined in
the official publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials,
common or usual name, or one approved by the Commissioner.
2. Collective terms for the grouping of feed
ingredients as defined in the official definition of feed ingredients published
in the official publication of the Association of American Feed Control
Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients, provided that:
(i) When a collective term for a group of
ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group
shall not be listed on the label.
(ii) The manufacturer shall provide the feed
control official, upon request, with a list of individual ingredients, within a
defined group, that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities
distributing in or into the state.
(g) Name and principal mailing address of the
manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed. The principal
mailing address shall include the street address, city, state and zip code;
however, the street address may be omitted if it is shown in the current city
directory or telephone directory.
(h) The information required in (a) through
(g) above, must appear in its entirety on one side of the label or on one side
of the container. The information concerning adequate directions shall be
displayed in a prominent place on the label or container but not necessarily on
the same side as the other information. When the information on use and
precautions is placed on a different side of the label or container, it must be
referenced on the front side with a statement such as See back of label for
directions for use. None of the information required by Rule 80-1-5-.04 shall
be subordinated or obscured by other statements or designs.
(2) Customer-formula feed shall be accompanied with the information prescribed in this regulation using labels, invoice, delivery ticket, or other shipping document bearing the following information:
(a) The name and address of the
manufacturer.
(b) The name and
address of the purchaser.
(c) The
date of sale or delivery.
(d) The
feed name and brand name if any.
(e) The product name and net weight of each
registered commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the
mixture.
(f) If a drug-containing
product is used:
1. The purpose of the
medication (claim statement).
2.
The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug
used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with Rule
80-1-5-.06(4).
3. The directions for use and precautionary
statements as required by Rules
80-1-5-.08 and
80-1-5-.09.
Author: Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-21-25.
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