Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes what must be
guaranteed and how the guarantees must be expressed.
(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 will 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 two and one-half percent (2.5%), the maximum shall not exceed the
minimum by more than one-half (0.5) percentage point;
2. When the minimum is two and one-half
percent (2.5%) but less than five percent (5.0%), the maximum shall not exceed
the minimum by more than one (1) percentage point; and
3. When the minimum is above five percent
(5.0%) or greater, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than twenty
percent (20%) of the minimum and in no case shall the maximum exceed the
minimum by more than five (5) percentage points.
(B) When stated, guarantees for minimum and
maximum total sodium and salt, minimum potassium, magnesium, sulfur, 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 ten thousand (10,000) ppm and in percentage when the concentration is
ten thousand (10,000) ppm one percent (1%) or greater.
(C) Products labeled with a quantity
statement (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquid) may state mineral
guarantees in milligrams (mg) per units (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or
liquids) consistent with the quantity statement and directions for
use.
(3) Guarantees for
minimum vitamin content of commercial 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, 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/or 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 micro-grams per pound; and
(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 B-6, 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 two
thousand (2000) grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in
grams per ton of commercial feed;
(B) Antibiotics present at two thousand
(2000) or more grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in
grams per pound of commercial feed;
(C) Labels for commercial feeds containing
growth promotion and/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 the federal food additive
regulations, for certain antibiotics, wherein, quantitative guarantees are
required regardless of the level or purpose of the antibiotic; and
(D) The term milligrams per pound may be used
for drugs or antibiotics in those cases where a dosage is given in "milligrams"
in the feeding directions.
(5) Commercial feeds containing any added
nonprotein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:
(A) For ruminants-
1. Complete feeds, supplements and
concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than five
percent (5%) protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows: crude
protein, minimum, ____% (This includes not more than ____% equivalent crude
protein from non-protein nitrogen);
2. Mixed feed concentrates and supplements
containing less than five percent (5%) protein from natural sources may be
guaranteed as follows: equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen,
minimum ____%; and
3. Ingredient
sources of nonprotein nitrogen such as urea, diammonium phosphate, ammonium
polyphosphate solution, ammoniated rice hulls, or other basic non-protein
nitrogen ingredients defined by the Association of American Feed Control
Officials, shall be guaranteed as follows: nitrogen, minimum ____%; equivalent
crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen, minimum, ____%; and
(B) For nonruminants-
1. Complete feeds, supplements and
concentrates containing crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen,
added as such, shall be labeled as follows: crude protein, minimum, ____% (This
includes not more than ____% equivalent crude protein which is not
nutritionally available to (species of animal for which feed is intended));
and
2. Premixes, concentrates or
supplements intended for nonruminants containing more than one and one-fourth
percent (1.25%) 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 pounds. 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 (2) 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.
*Original authority 1972, amended 1993, 1995,
1997.
