Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
Commercial feeds shall be labeled with the information
prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and
in the following general format:
(2) Product name and
brand name, if any;
(3) If drugs
are used, the following shall appear:
(a) The
word "medicated" shall appear directly following and below the product name in
type size no smaller than one half the type size of the product name;
(b) The purpose of medication (claim
statement);
(c) The required
direction for use and precautionary statements required by
02 NCAC
09E .0108 and
02 NCAC
09E .0109 appear elsewhere on the
label;
(d) An active drug
ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their established
name and the amounts in accordance with
02 NCAC
09E .0106(d);
(4) The guaranteed analysis of the
feed as required under the provisions of Section
106-284.35(1)(c)
of the North Carolina Commercial Feed Law of 1973 include the following items,
unless exempted in (h) of this Subparagraph, and in the order listed:
(a) Minimum percentage of crude
protein;
(b) Maximum or minimum
percentage of equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen as required in
02 NCAC
09E .0106(e);
(c) Minimum percentage of crude
fat;
(d) Maximum percentage of
crude fiber;
(e) Minerals, to
include, in the following order:
(i) minimum
and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca),
(ii) minimum percentages of phosphorus
(P),
(iii) minimum and maximum
percentages of salt (NaCl),
(iv)
other minerals;
(f)
Vitamins in such terms as specified in
02 NCAC
09E .0106(c);
(g) Total sugars as invert on dried molasses
products or products being sold primarily for their molasses content;
(h) Exemptions for guarantees will be as
follows:
(i) Guarantees for minerals are not
required when there are no specific label claims and when the commercial feed
contains less than six and one-half percent of mineral elements.
(ii) Guarantees for vitamins are not required
when the commercial feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any
manner as a vitamin supplement.
(iii) Guarantees for crude protein, crude
fat, and crude fiber are not required 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;
(5) Feed ingredients or collective
terms for the grouping of feed ingredients as provided under the provisions of
Section 106-284.35(1)(d)
of the North Carolina Commercial Feed Law of 1973 shall be described as
follows:
(a) the name of each ingredient as
defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published in the
Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials,
common or usual name, or one approved by the Board;
(b) collective terms for the grouping of feed
ingredients as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients
published in the Official Publications of the Association of American Feed
Control Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients; provided that:
(i) 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.
(ii) The manufacturer shall provide the feed
control official upon request, with a listing of individual ingredients, within
a defined group, that are to be or have been used at manufacturing facilities
distributing in or into the state;
(6) Name and principal mailing address of the
manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed; The principal
mailing address shall include the street address, city, state, and zip code;
however, the street address may be omitted if it is shown in the current city
directory or telephone directory;
(7) The information required in Section
106-284.35(1)(a) to
(e) of the North Carolina Commercial Feed Law
of 1973 must appear in its entirety on one side of the label or on one side of
the container. The information required by Section
106-284.35(1)(f) to
(g) of the North Carolina Commercial Feed Law
of 1973 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 by Section
106-284.35(1)(f) to
(g) is placed on a different side of the
label or container, it must be referenced on the front side with a statement
such as "see back of label for directions for use". None of the information
required by Section
106-284.35 of the North Carolina
Commercial Feed Law of 1973 shall be subordinated or obscured by other
statements or designs.
Authority
G.S.
106-284.41;
Eff. February 1,
1976;
Amended Eff. December 20, 1980;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. March 22,
2015.
