Current through September 24, 2024
(1) The guarantees
for crude protein, equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen, crude fat,
crude fiber, and mineral guarantees (when required) will be in terms of
percentage of weight.
(2)
Commercial feeds containing 6 1/2% or more mineral elements shall include in
the guaranteed analysis the minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (CA),
the minimum percentage of phosphorus (P), and if salt is added, the minimum and
maximum percentage of salt (NACL). Minerals, except salt (NACL) shall be
guaranteed in terms of percentage of the element. When calcium and/or salt
guarantees are given in the guaranteed analysis such shall be stated and
conform to the following:
(a) When the minimum
is 5% or less, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one
percentage point.
(b) When the
minimum is above 5%, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than 20%,
and in no case shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than 5 percentage
points.
(3) Guarantees
for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds and feed supplements, when
made, shall be stated on the label in milligrams per pound of feed except that:
(a) Vitamin A, other than precursors of
Vitamin A, shall be stated in USP units per pound.
(b) Vitamin D, in products offered for
poultry feeding, shall be stated in International Chick Units per
pound.
(c) Vitamin D for other uses
shall be stated in USP units per pound.
(d) Vitamin E shall be stated in
International or USP units per pound.
(e) Guarantees for vitamin content on the
label of a commercial feed shall state the guarantee as true vitamins, not
compounds, with the exception of the compounds, Pyridoxine, Hydrochloride,
Choline Chloride, Thiamine and d-Pantothenic Acid.
(f) Oils and premixes containing Vitamin A or
Vitamin D or both may be labeled to show vitamin content in terms of units per
gram.
(4) Guarantees for
drugs shall be stated in terms of percent by weight, except:
(a) Antibiotics present at less than 2000
grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per ton of
commercial feed.
(b) Antibiotics
present at more than 2000 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.
(d) The terms "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
non-protein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:
(a) Complete feeds, supplements, and
concentrates containing added non-protein nitrogen and containing more than 5%
protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows:
Crude protein, minimum _______ % (This includes not more than
_______ % equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen).
(b) Mixed feed concentrates and supplements
containing less than 5% protein from natural sources may be guaranteed as
follows:
Equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen, minimum
_______ % .
(c) Ingredient
sources of non-protein nitrogen such as Urea, Di-Ammonium 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
Non-Protein Nitrogen minimum _______ %.
(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)
The sliding scale method of expressing guarantees (for example, protein 15-18%
) is prohibited.
Authority: T.C.A. §44-1127.
