Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
A. 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.
B. Commercial feeds
containing 6 1/2% or more Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium and Chloride 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:
1. When
the minimum is 5.0% the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one
percentage point.
2. When the
minimum is above 5.0% the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than 5
percentage points.
C.
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:
1. Vitamin A, other than
precursors of vitamin A, shall be stated in International or USP units per
pound.
2. Vitamin D, in products
offered for poultry feeding, shall be stated in International Chick Units per
pound.
3. Vitamin D for other uses
shall be stated in International or USP units per pound.
4. Vitamin E shall be stated in International
or USP Units per pound.
5.
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-Panto-thenic Acid.
6. Oils and
premixes containing vitamin D or both may be labeled to show vitamin content in
terms of units per gram.
D. Guarantees for drugs shall be stated in
terms of percent by weight.
1. Antibiotics
present at less than 2,000 grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be
stated in grams per ton of commercial feed.
2. Antibiotics present at 2,000 or more grams
per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per pound of
commercial feed.
3. 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 Regulation for certain antibiotics, wherein, quantitative
guarantees are required regardless of the level or purpose of the
antibiotic.
4. 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.
E. Commercial feeds containing any added
non-protein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:
1. For ruminants.
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, (%)
2. For non-ruminants.
a. Complete feeds, supplements and
concentrates containing crude protein from all forms of non- protein 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.)
b. Premixes,
concentrates or supplements intended for non-ruminants containing more than
1.25% equivalent crude protein with adequate directions for use and a prominent
statement: "WARNING: This feed must be used only in accordance with directions
furnished on the label."
F. 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.
G.
or the purpose of determining compliance with this act, a commercial feed shall
be deemed in violation if an analysis shows one or more ingredients varies from
the guarantee in an amount exceeding the permitted analytical variations (PAV)
published by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.
