Indiana Administrative Code
Title 355 - STATE CHEMIST OF THE STATE OF INDIANA
Article 6 - ANIMAL FOODS
Rule 2 - Pet Food
Section 2-5 - Ingredients
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 15-19-7-34
Affected: IC 15-19-7-26; IC 15-19-7-28
Sec. 5.
(a) Each ingredient of a pet food or specialty pet food shall be listed in the ingredient statement as follows:
(b) The ingredients "meat" or "meat byproducts" shall be qualified to designate the animal from which the meat or meat byproducts are derived unless the meat or meat byproducts are derived from cattle, swine, sheep, goats, or any combination thereof. For example, ingredients derived from horses shall be listed as "horsemeat" or "horsemeat byproducts".
(c) Brand or trade names shall not be used in the ingredient statement.
(d) A reference to the quality, nature, form, or other attribute of an ingredient shall be allowed when the reference meets the following:
(e) A reference to quality or grade of the ingredient does not appear in the ingredient statement.