Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 105 - Agriculture Department
Chapter 1510 - SEEDS, FERTILIZERS, FEEDS
COMMERCIAL FEEDS
Part 1510.1947 - LABEL INFORMATION
Universal Citation: MN Rules 1510.1947
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Requirement.
Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, must be labeled with the information prescribed in this part.
Subp. 2. Product and brand name.
The product name and brand name must be indicated in accordance with items A to I.
A. The
brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and
must not be misleading. Feed must conform with any specific use indicated by a
product name. A commercial feed for a particular animal class must be suitable
for that purpose.
B. Commercial
names, registered brand names, or trade names are not permitted in guarantees
or ingredient listings and are only permitted in the product name of feeds
produced by or for the firm holding the rights to the name used.
C. No product or brand name may identify an
ingredient of a commercial feed to the exclusion of another ingredient unless:
(1) the identified ingredient imparts to the
commercial feed a distinctive characteristic that is significant to the
purchaser;
(2) the ingredient is
quantitatively guaranteed in the guaranteed analysis of the commercial feed
label; and
(3) the brand or product
name is not otherwise false or misleading.
D. "Protein" is not permitted in the product
name of a feed that contains added nonprotein nitrogen.
E. A product name that carries a percentage
value is understood to signify crude protein, equivalent crude protein content
only, or the sum of crude protein and equivalent crude protein. Other
percentage values are only permitted if they are followed by the proper
descriptive modifier and conform to the requirements of part
1510.1943 and this part. Digital
numbers must not be used in a way that misleads or confuses the
customer.
F. Single ingredient
feeds must have a product name in accordance with the designated definition of
feed ingredients contained in the Official Publication of the Association of
American Feed Control Officials.
G.
"Vitamin," a contraction of vitamin, or a word suggesting vitamin, may only be
used in the name of a feed that is represented as a vitamin supplement and
labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared, as specified in part
1510.2070, subpart
3.
H. The term "mineralized" must not be used in
the name of a feed except for "trace mineralized salt."
I. The term "meat" or "meat by-products" must
be qualified to designate the animal from which the meat and meat by-products
are derived unless the meat and meat by-products are made from cattle, swine,
sheep, or goats.
Subp. 3. Drug usage.
If a drug is used in the product:
A. the word "medicated" must appear directly
following and below the product name in type size no smaller than one-half the
type size of the product name;
B.
there must be a purpose statement as required in subpart
4;
C. the purpose of the medication must be
stated; and
D. there must be an
active ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their
established names and the amounts in accordance with part
1510.2070, subpart
4.
Subp. 4. Purpose statement.
A purpose statement must be included in accordance with items A to E.
A. The purpose statement must
identify the specific species and animal classes for which the feed is
intended.
B. The purpose statement
may be excluded from the label if the product name includes a description of
the species and animal classes for which the product is intended.
C. 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.
D. 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.
E. The purpose
statement of a product must include a statement of enzyme functionality if
enzymatic activity is represented in any manner.
Subp. 5. Guarantees.
A. If they are stated, guarantees must be in
the following sequence: crude protein, equivalent crude protein from nonprotein
nitrogen, amino acids, crude fat, crude fiber, acid detergent fiber, calcium,
phosphorus, salt, and sodium. Other required and voluntary guarantees must
follow so that the units of measure used to express guarantees are listed in a
sequence that provides a consistent grouping of the units of measure.
B. The required guarantees of grain mixtures,
with or without molasses, and other feeds must include the following items,
unless exempted in subitem (3), in the order listed:
(1) animal classes and species for which the
product is intended;
(2) guaranteed
analysis in the following order:
(a) minimum
percentage crude protein;
(b)
maximum or minimum percentage of equivalent crude protein from nonprotein
nitrogen as required in part
1510.2070, subpart
5;
(c) minimum percentage of crude
fat;
(d) maximum percentage of
crude fiber;
(e) minerals in
formula feeds, in the following order:
i.
minimum and maximum percentages of calcium;
ii. minimum percentage of
phosphorus;
iii. minimum and
maximum percentage of salt, with minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium
guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt
guarantee;
(f) other
minerals;
(g) minerals in feed
ingredients as specified by the Official Publication of the Association of
American Feed Control Officials;
(h) vitamins in terms specified in part
1510.2070, subpart
3;
(i) total sugars as invert on dried molasses
products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content;
and
(j) viable
lactic-acid-producing microorganisms for use in silages in terms specified in
part
1510.2070, subpart
7.
C. The packaging on a commercial
feed intended to provide a specialized nutritional source for use in the
manufacture of other feeds must state its intended purpose and guarantee those
nutrients relevant to the stated purpose.
D. Exemptions:
(1) A mineral guarantee for feed, excluding
feed manufactured as complete feed or for feed supplements intended to be mixed
with grain to produce a complete feed for swine, poultry, fish, veal, and herd
milk replacers, are not required when:
(a)
the feed or feed ingredient is not intended or represented or does not serve as
a principal source of that mineral to the animal; or
(b) the feed or feed ingredient is intended
for non-food-producing animals and contains less than 6.5 percent total
minerals.
(2) Guarantees
for vitamins are not required if 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 if the commercial feed is intended for
purposes other than to furnish these substances or the substances are of minor
significance relating to the primary purpose of the product, such as drug
premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements, and molasses.
(4) Guarantees for microorganisms are not
required when the commercial feed is intended for a purpose other than to
furnish microorganisms or microorganisms are of minor significance relating to
the primary purpose of the product and no specific label claims are
made.
Subp. 6. Feed ingredients; collective terms.
Feed ingredients must be listed in accordance with items A and B.
A. The name of each ingredient
must be given, as defined in the Official Publication of the Association of
American Feed Control Officials. If there is no official ingredient name, the
common or usual name of the ingredient must be used.
B. Collective terms may be used 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:
(1) if a collective term for a group of
ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients defined by the
collective term must not be listed on the label; and
(2) the manufacturer must provide the
commissioner, 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.
Subp. 7. Name; principal mailing address.
The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the product must include the street address, city, state, and zip code. The street address may be omitted if it is shown in the current city directory or telephone directory for the city listed on the label.
Statutory Authority: MS s 25.40
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