Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Commercial feeds, other than
customer-formula feed, distributed in the Commonwealth shall be labeled, at a
minimum, with the following information on the principal display panel of the
product and in the following general format:
(a) Net weight, net volume or net
count;
(b) Product name and brand
name if any;
(c) Guaranteed
analysis of:
1. minimum percentage of crude
protein;
2. minimum percentage of
crude fat; and
3. maximum
percentage of crude fiber;
(d) For mineral feeds formulated entirely or
mainly from mineral ingredients the label shall include the following, if
added:
1. minimum and maximum percentage of
calcium;
2. minimum and maximum
percentage of salt; and
(e) Name and principal mailing address of the
manufacturer and distributor, including the street address, city, state, zip
code.
(2) The following
substances may be guaranteed:
(a) Maximum or
minimum percentage of equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen as required;
(b) minimum and maximum percentage
of calcium;
(c) minimum a nd
maximum percentage of salt ;
(d)
minimum percentage of phosphorus ;
(e) vitamins;
(f) total sugars as invert on dried molasses
or products being sold primarily for their sugar content.
(g) minerals, when there are no specific
label claims and when commercial feed contains less than 6.5% of mineral
elements;
(h) vitamins, when the
commercial feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any manner as a
vitamin supplement;
(i) crude
protein, crude fat, and crude fiber, 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;
(j) microorganisms, when the commercial feed
is intended for a purpose other than to furnish these substances or they are of
minor significance relating to the primary purpose of the product, and no
specific label claims are made; or
(k) the indication for animal class(es) and
species is not required on single ingredient products if the ingredient is not
intended, represented, or defined for a specific animal Class(es) or
species.
(3) Products
sold solely as mineral or vitamin supplements need not show guarantees for
protein, fat and fiber.
(4) The
common or usual name of each ingredient must be listed on the label, except:
(a) a collective term may be used for a group
of ingredients all of which perform a similar function so long as the
manufacturer provides the Department, upon request, with a list of the
individual ingredients within the defined group. 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; and
(b) the registrant may affix the statement,
"Ingredients as registered with the State" in lieu of an ingredient list on the
label where the list of ingredients has been filed with the Department and the
registrant makes this list available to the feed purchaser upon
request.
(5) If drugs
are used the following must appear on the label:
(a) The word "medicated", directly following
and below the product name in type size no smaller than 1/2 the type size
of the product name;
(b) The
purpose of the medication;
(c) The
required directions for use and precautionary statements, or reference to their
location if the detailed feeding directions and precautionary statements appear
elsewhere on the label; and
(d) An
active drug ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their
established name and the amounts.
(6) A statement of the purpose as follows:
(a) A list of the specific species and animal
class(es) for which the feed is intended;
(b) The manufacturer shall have flexibility
in describing in more specific and common language the defined animal class,
species and purpose while being consistent with the category of animal class
which may include, but is not limited to weight range(s), sex, or ages of the
animal(s) for which the feed is manufactured;
(c) The purpose statement may be excluded
from the label if the product name includes a description of the species and
animal class(es) for which the product is intended;
(d) The purpose statement of a premix for the
manufacture of feed may exclude the animal class and species and state "For
Further Manufacture of Feed" if the nutrients contained in the premix are
guaranteed and sufficient for formulation into various animal species feeds and
premix specifications are provided by the end user; and
(e) The purpose statement of a single purpose
ingredient blend, such as a blend of animal protein products, milk products,
fat products, roughage products or molasses products may exclude the animal
class and species and state "For Further Manufacture of Feed" if the label
guarantees of the nutrients contained in the single purpose nutrient blend are
sufficient to provide for formulation into various animal species
feeds.
(7) All
information required to be on the label must appear in its entirety on one side
of the label or container. Adequate directions for use and precautionary
statements required 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 is placed on a different side with a statement such as
"see back of label for directions of use," none of the information required
shall be subordinated or obscured by other statements or designs.
