New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 21 - AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING
Chapter 18 - SEEDS, FEEDS, AND FERTILIZERS
Part 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDS
Section 21.18.3.23 - PET FOOD AND SPECIALTY PET FOOD DRUGS AND PET FOOD ADDITIVES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An artificial color may be used in a pet food or specialty pet food only if it has been shown to be harmless to pets or specialty pets. The permanent or provisional listing of an artificial color in the United States food and drug regulations as safe for use, together with the conditions, limitations, and tolerances, if any, incorporated therein, shall be deemed to be satisfactory evidence that the color is, when used pursuant to such regulations, harmless to pets or specialty pets.
B. Evidence may be required to prove the safety and efficacy or utility of a pet food or specialty pet food, which contains additives or drugs, when used according to directions furnished on the label. Satisfactory evidence of the safety and efficacy of a pet food or specialty pet food may be established:
C. When a drug is included in a pet food or specialty pet food, the format required by Subsection B of 21.18.3.9 NMAC for labeling medicated feeds shall be used.