Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Protein; amino acids; fat; fiber.
The guarantees for crude protein, amino acids, equivalent
crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber, and acid
detergent fiber must be in terms of percentage by weight, as is.
Subp. 2.
Mineral
guarantees.
A. Calcium, salt, and
sodium guarantees given in the guaranteed analysis must be stated and conform
to the following:
(1) if the minimum is below
2.5 percent, the maximum must not exceed the minimum by more than 0.5
percentage point;
(2) if the
minimum is 2.5 percent, but less than 5.0 percent, the maximum must not exceed
the minimum by more than one percentage point; and
(3) if the minimum is 5.0 percent or greater,
the maximum must not exceed the minimum by more than 20 percent of the minimum,
and in no case may the maximum exceed the minimum by more than five percentage
points.
B. Any
guarantees for minimum and maximum total sodium and salt, minimum potassium,
minimum magnesium, minimum sulfur, minimum phosphorus, and maximum fluorine
must be in terms of percentage by weight, as is. Other minimum mineral
guarantees must be stated in parts per million (ppm), as is, when the
concentration is less than 10,000 ppm and in percentage by weight, as is, when
the concentration is 10,000 ppm (one percent) or greater.
C. Products labeled with a quantity
statement, such as tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids, may state mineral
guarantees in milligrams (mg) per unit, consistent with the quantity statement
and directions for use.
Subp.
3.
Minimum vitamin content.
Guarantees for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds
must be stated in mg/lb or in units consistent with those employed for the
quantity statement and must be listed in the following order:
A. vitamin A, other than precursors of
vitamin A, in international units per pound;
B. vitamin D-3 in products offered for
poultry feeding, in international chick units per pound;
C. vitamin D for other uses, international
units per pound;
D. vitamin E, in
international units per pound;
E.
concentrated oils and feed additive premixes containing vitamins A, D, and E
may, at the option of the distributor, be stated in units per gram instead of
units per pound;
F. vitamin B-12,
in milligrams or micrograms per pound; and
G. all other vitamin guarantees in milligrams
per pound in terms of the following: menadione, riboflavin, d-pantothenic acid,
thiamine, niacin, vitamin B-6, folic acid, choline, biotin, inositol, p-amino
benzoic acid, ascorbic acid, and carotene.
Subp. 4.
Drug guarantees.
Guarantees for drugs must be stated in terms of percent by
weight, except as specified in items A to D.
A. Antibiotics present at less than 2,000
grams per ton (total) of commercial feed must be stated in grams per ton of
commercial feed.
B. Antibiotics
present at 2,000 or more grams per ton (total) of commercial feed must be
stated in grams per pound of commercial feed.
C. Labels for commercial feeds containing
growth promotion or feed efficiency levels of antibiotics which are to be fed
continuously as the sole ration are not required to make quantitative
guarantees except as specifically noted in Code of Federal Regulations, title
21, chapter 558, federal Food Additive Regulations for certain antibiotics,
where quantitative guarantees are required regardless of the level or purpose
of the antibiotic.
D. The term
"milligrams per pound" may be used for drugs or antibiotics if a dosage is
given in "milligrams" in the feeding directions.
Subp. 5.
Added nonprotein
nitrogen.
Commercial feeds containing added nonprotein nitrogen must be
labeled according to items A and B.
A.
For ruminants,
(1) complete feeds,
supplements, and concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and more
than five percent protein from natural sources must be guaranteed as follows:
(a) crude protein, minimum, .......
percent;
(b) (this includes not
more than ....... percent equivalent crude protein from nonprotein
nitrogen);
(2) mixed
feed concentrates and supplements containing less than five percent protein
from natural sources may exclude the guarantee for crude protein; and
(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 must be guaranteed as follows:
(a) nitrogen, minimum, .......
percent;
(b) equivalent crude
protein from nonprotein nitrogen, minimum, ....... percent.
B. For nonruminants,
(1) complete feeds, supplements, and
concentrates containing crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen,
added as such, must be labeled as follows:
(a) crude protein, minimum .......
percent;
(b) (this includes not
more than ....... percent 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."
Subp.
6.
Mineral phosphatic materials.
Mineral phosphatic materials for feeding purposes must 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.
Subp. 7.
Microorganisms.
Guarantees for microorganisms must 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 pounds. A parenthetical statement following the guarantee
must list each species in order of predominance.
Subp. 8.
Enzymes.
Guarantees for enzymes must 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 must be specified, such as:
Protease (Bacillus subtilis) 5.5 mg amino acids liberated/min./milligram. Two
or more sources that have the same type of activity must be listed in order of
predominance based on the amount of enzymatic activity provided.
Statutory Authority: MS s
25.40
