Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
(1)
The guarantees for crude protein, equivalent crude protein from nonprotein
nitrogen, lysine, methionine, other amino acids, crude fat, crude fiber and
acid detergent fiber shall be in terms of percentage.
(2) Mineral guarantees.
a. When the calcium, salt, and sodium
guarantees are given in the guaranteed analysis, such shall be stated and
conform to the following:
(1) When the
minimum is below 2.5 percent, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more
than 0.5 percentage point.
(2) When
the minimum is 2.5 percent but less than 5.0 percent, the maximum shall not
exceed the minimum by more than one percentage point.
(3) When the minimum is 5.0 percent or
greater, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than 20 percent of
the minimum and in no case shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than
five percentage points.
b. When stated, guarantees for minimum and
maximum total sodium and salt: minimum potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and
phosphorus and maximum fluoride shall be in terms of percentage. Other minimum
mineral guarantees shall be stated in parts per million (ppm) when the
concentration is less than 10,000 ppm and in percentage when the concentration
is 10,000 ppm (1 percent) or greater
c. Products labeled with a quantity statement
(e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids) may state mineral guarantees in
milligrams (mg) per unit (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids)
consistent with the quantity statement and directions for use.
(3) Guarantees for minimum vitamin
content of Cornmercial feeds shall be listed in the order specified and are
stated in mg/lb or in units consistent with those employed for the quantity
statement unless otherwise specified:
a.
Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per
pound.
b. Vitamin D3 in products
offered for poultry feeding, in international chick units per pound.
c. Vitamin D for other uses, in international
units per pound.
d. Vitamin E, in
international units per pound.
e.
Concentrated oils and feed additive premixes containing vitamin A, D or E, or a
Cornbination of all three, may, at the option of the distributor, be stated in
units per gram instead of units per pound.
f. Vitamin B12, in milligrams or micrograms
per pound.
g. All other vitamin
guarantees shall express the vitamin activity in milligrams per pound in terms
of the following: menadione, riboflavin, d-pantothenic acid, thiamine, niacin,
vitamin Bg, folic acid, choline, biotin, inositol, p-amino benzoic acid,
ascorbic acid, and carotene.
(4) Guarantees for drugs shall be stated in
terms of percent by weight, except:
a.
Antibiotics present at less than 2,000 grams per ton (total) of Cornmercial
feed shall be stated in grams per ton of Cornmercial feed.
b. Antibiotics present at 2,000 or more grams
per ton (total) of Cornmercial feed shall be stated in grams per pound of
Cornmercial feed.
c. Labels for
Cornmercial feeds containing growth promotion or feed efficiency levels of
antibiotics, or both, which are to be fed continuously as the sole ration, are
not required to make quantitative guarantees except as specifically noted in
the federal food additive regulations for certain antibiotics, wherein,
quantitative guarantees are required regardless of the level or purpose of the
antibiotic.
d. The term "milligrams
per poimd" may be used for drugs or antibiotics in those cases where a dosage
is given in "milligrams" in the feeding directions.
(5) Cornmercial feeds containing any added
nonprotein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:
a. For ruminants.
(1) Cornplete feeds, supplements, and
concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than 5
percent protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows:
1. Crude protein, minimum,________%
2. (This includes not more than________%
equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen.)
(2) Mixed feed concentrates and supplements
containing less than 5 percent protein from natural sources may be guaranteed
as follows:
Equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen,
minimum,________%
(3)
Ingredient sources of nonprotein nitrogen such as urea, diammonium phosphate,
ammonium polyphosphate solution, ammoniated rice hulls, or other basic
nonprotein nitrogen ingredients defined by the Association of American Feed
Control Officials shall be guaranteed as follows:
1. Nitrogen, minimum,________%
2. Equivalent crude protein from nonprotein
nitrogen, minimum,________%
b. For nonruminants.
(1) Cornplete feeds, supplements and
concentrates containing crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen,
added as such, shall be labeled as follows:
1. Crude protein, minimum,________%
2. (This includes not more than________%
equivalent crude protein which is not nutritionally
available to (species of animal for which feed is
intended).)
(2)
Premixes, concentrates or supplements intended for nonruminants containing more
than 1.25 percent equivalent crude protein from all forms of nonprotein
nitrogen, added as such, must contain adequate directions for use and a
prominent statement:
WARNING: This feed must be used only in accordance with
directions furnished on the label.
(6) Mineral phosphatic materials for feeding
purposes shall be labeled with the guarantee for minimum and maximum percentage
of calcium (when present), the minimum percentage of phosphorus, and the
maximum percentage of fluorine.
(7)
Guarantees for microorganisms shall be stated in colony-forming units per gram
(CFU/g) when directions are for using the product in grams, or in
colony-forming units per pound (CFU/lb) when directions are for using the
product in poimds. A parenthetical statement following the guarantee shall list
each species in order of predominance.
(8) Guarantees for enzymes shall be stated in
units of enzymatic activity per unit weight or volume, consistent with label
directions. The source organism for each type of enzymatic activity shall be
specified, such as: protease (bacillus subtilis) 5.5 mg amino acids
liberated/min./milligram. If two or more sources have the same type of
activity, they shall be listed in order of predominance based on the amount of
enzymatic activity provided.
