Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
ATCP 20-54 - Agricultural Resource Management
Chapter ATCP 42 - Commercial Feed
Subchapter III - Commercial Feed Labeling; General
Section ATCP 42.12 - Guaranteed analysis; general
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง ATCP 42.12
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) GUARANTEED ANALYSIS REQUIRED. Every commercial feed shall be clearly and conspicuously labeled with a guaranteed analysis, entitled "GUARANTEED ANALYSIS." The guaranteed analysis shall include all of the following:
(a) A minimum guarantee for each of the
following substances, unless the commercial feed is clearly labeled for a
specialized purpose that is unrelated to the content of those substances:
1. Crude protein.
2. Equivalent crude protein from non-protein
nitrogen, if present. Guarantees shall comply with applicable requirements
under s.
ATCP 42.54.
3.
Crude fat.
(b) A maximum
guarantee for crude fiber, unless the commercial feed is clearly labeled for a
specialized purpose that is unrelated to its crude fiber content.
(c) Mineral guarantees under sub. (3) if the
commercial feed is sold wholly or in part for its mineral content. Except as
provided under s.
ATCP 42.14, mineral guarantees are not required if the
commercial feed is intended solely for non-food producing animals and contains
less than 6.5 % total minerals. Mineral guarantees shall comply with sub.
(3).
(d) A minimum guarantee for
each vitamin contained in the feed if the feed is sold wholly or in part for
its vitamin content. A vitamin guarantee shall comply with sub. (4).
(e) A minimum microorganism guarantee if the
commercial feed is sold wholly or in part for its microorganism content.
Microorganism guarantees shall comply with sub. (5).
(f) For dried molasses products or products
sold primarily for their sugar content, a minimum guarantee of total sugars as
invert.
(g) For a commercial feed
intended as a specialized nutrient source primarily for use in the manufacture
of other commercial feeds, a minimum guarantee for each nutrient which is
relevant to that purpose.
(h)
Additional guarantees, if any, that are required for a specific class of
commercial feed under s.
ATCP 42.14.
(2) FORM OF GUARANTEES; GENERAL.
(a) Every guarantee under sub. (1) shall
clearly identify the substance guaranteed.
(b) A guarantee under sub. (1) shall be
expressed as a percentage by weight of commercial feed unless this section or
s.
ATCP 42.14 requires that the guarantee be expressed in a
different form.
(c) The following
guarantees, if present, shall appear in the following order:
1. Crude protein.
2. Equivalent crude protein from non-protein
nitrogen.
3. Amino acids.
4. Crude fat.
5. Crude fiber.
6. Acid detergent fiber.
7. Calcium.
8. Phosphorus.
9. Salt.
10. Sodium.
11. Other minerals.
12. Vitamins.
13. Total sugar as invert.
14. Viable microorganisms producing lactic
acid.
15. Other guarantees. Other
guarantees shall be arranged so that guarantees expressed in the same unit of
weight, measure or count are grouped together.
(3) MINERAL GUARANTEES.
(a) Mineral guarantees, if required under
sub. (1) (c), shall include all of the following:
1. A minimum and maximum guarantee for
calcium, if present.
2. A minimum
guarantee for phosphorus, if present.
3. A minimum and maximum guarantee for salt,
if added.
4. A minimum and maximum
guarantee for total sodium if total sodium exceeds that furnished by the
maximum salt guarantee under par. (d) 1.
5. A maximum guarantee for fluoride, if
present.
6. Minimum guarantees for
other minerals that are present in significant amounts.
(b) In a guaranteed analysis, the maximum
guarantee for calcium, salt or total sodium may not exceed the minimum
guarantee by more than the following applicable amount:
1. If the minimum guarantee is less than 2.5
% by weight of the commercial feed, the maximum may not exceed the minimum by
more than 0.5 % of the weight of the commercial feed.
2. If the minimum guarantee is at least 2.5%
by weight of the commercial feed, but less than 5.0 %, the maximum guarantee
may not exceed the minimum by more than 1.0 % of the weight of the commercial
feed.
3. If the minimum guarantee
is at least 5.0% by weight of the commercial feed, the maximum guarantee may
not exceed the minimum by more than 20% of the minimum guarantee, or by more
than 5.0 % of the weight of the commercial feed, whichever is less.
(c) Except as provided under par.
(d) or (e), mineral guarantees shall be stated as follows:
1. In parts per million (ppm) if the mineral
content is less than 10,000 parts per million.
2. As a percentage by weight if the
concentration is 10,000 parts per million or greater.
(d) Except as provided under par. (e), the
following mineral guarantees shall be stated as percentages by weight of
commercial feed:
1. Minimum and maximum
guarantees for calcium, total sodium and salt.
2. Minimum guarantees for potassium,
magnesium, sulfur, phosphorus.
3.
Maximum guarantees for fluoride.
(e) If a commercial feed is sold in tablet,
capsule, granular or liquid form, a mineral guarantee shall be expressed in
milligrams (mg) per unit weight of the commercial feed. Weight units of
commercial feed shall be consistent with weight units, if any, used in the
declaration of net quantity under s.
ATCP 42.20 and in the use directions under s.
ATCP 42.22.
(4) VITAMIN GUARANTEES.
(a) If any of the following vitamins are
guaranteed, the guarantees shall be listed in the guaranteed analysis in the
following order and in the following form:
1.
Guarantees for vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, shall be stated
in international units of vitamin A per weight unit of commercial
feed.
2. Vitamin D-3 guarantees in
products sold for poultry feeding shall be stated in international chick units
of vitamin D-3 per weight unit of commercial feed.
3. Vitamin D guarantees shall be stated in
international units of vitamin D per weight unit of commercial feed.
4. Vitamin E guarantees shall be stated in
international units of vitamin E per weight unit of commercial feed.
5. Vitamin B-12 guarantees shall be stated in
milligrams or micrograms per weight unit of commercial feed.
6. Other vitamin guarantees shall be stated
in units appropriate to those vitamins.
(b) Weight units of commercial feed under
par. (a) shall be consistent with the weight units, if any, used in the
declaration net quantity under s.
ATCP 42.20 and in the use directions under s.
ATCP 42.22.
(5) MICROORGANISM GUARANTEES. Microorganism guarantees shall be stated in viable colony forming units per weight unit of commercial feed. The weight unit of commercial feed shall be consistent with weight units, if any, used in the declaration of net quantity under s. ATCP 42.20 and the use directions under s. ATCP 42.22. A parenthetical statement following the guarantee shall list each microorganism species in order of predominance.
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