Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Commercial feeds shall be labeled with the information
prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and
in the following general format:
B. Product name and
brand name if any
C. If drugs are
used:
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. The required
direction for use and precautionary statements or reference to their location
if the detailed feeding directions and precautionary statements required by
Regulations 6 and 7 appear elsewhere on the label.
4. An active drug ingredient statement
listing the active drug ingredients by their established name and the amounts
in accordance with Regulation 4 D.
D. The guaranteed analysis of the feed as
required under the provisions of Section 715(1) (C) of the Act include the
following items, unless exempted in 8 of this subsection, and in the order
listed:
1. Minimum percentage of crude
protein.
2. Maximum percentage of
equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen as required in Regulation 4
E.
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 percentages of phosphorus (P), c, minimum and maximum percentages of
salt (NaCl), and d, other minerals.
6. Vitamins in such terms as specified in
Regulation 4 C.
7. Total Sugars as
Invert on dried molasses products or products being sold primarily for their
molasses content.
8. Exemptions
a. Guarantees for minerals are not required
when there are no specific label claims and when the commercial feed contains
less than 62% of mineral elements.
b. Guarantees for vitamins are not required
when the commercial feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any
manner as a vitamin supplement.
c.
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.
E.
Feed ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, or
appropriate statements as provided under the provisions of Section 715(1) (D)
of the Act.
1. The name of each ingredient as
defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published 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 Definitions of Feed Ingredients
published in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed
Control Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients; Provided that:
a. 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.
b. The manufacturer shall provide the feed
control official, upon request, with a listing of individual ingredients,
within a defined group, that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities
distributing in or into the state.
F. 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.
G. The information required in Section 715(1)
(A)-(E) of the Act must appear in its entirety on one side of the label or on
one side of the container. The information required by Section 715(1) (F)-(G)
of the Act shall be displayed in a prominent place on the label or container
but not necessarily on the same side as the above information. When the
information required by Section 715(1) (F)-(G) 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 Section 715 of the Act shall be subordinated or
obscured by other statements or designs.
