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R68. Agriculture and Food, Plant Industry |
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R68-2. Utah Commercial Feed Act Governing Feed |
| R68-2-1. Authority |
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Promulgated under authority of Section 4-12-3. |
| R68-2-2. Definition and Terms |
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A. The names and definitions for commercial feeds shall be the Official Definition of Feed Ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, except as the Commissioner designates other wise in specific cases. B. The terms used in reference to commercial feeds shall be the Official Feed Terms adopted by the AAFCO, except as the Commissioner designates otherwise in specific cases. C. The following commodities are declared exempt from the definition of commercial feed, under the provisions of Section 4-12-2: hay, straw, stover, silages, cobs, husks, and hulls when unground and when not mixed or intermixed with other materials: provided that these commodities are not adulterated within the meaning of Section 4-12-2. |
| R68-2-3. Registration of Products |
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A. All commercial feeds and feed ingredients except those specifically exempted herein shall be officially registered annually with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. 1. Application for registration shall be made to the Department upon forms prescribed and provided by the Department and the applicant shall furnish all information requested thereon, being totally responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all required information. 2. A registration fee per product, determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-2(2) shall be paid by the applicant annually. 3. Each registration is renewable for a period of one year upon payment of the annual renewal fee per product, determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-2(2) which shall be paid on or before December 31 of each year. If the renewal of a commercial feed or feed ingredient registration is not filed prior to January 1 of any one year, an additional fee determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-2(2), shall be assessed per product and added to the original registration fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the registration renewal for that commercial feed or feed ingredient shall be issued. 4. Whenever the name of a feed product is changed or there are changes in the product ingredients, a new registration shall be required. Other labeling changes shall not require registration, but the registrant shall submit copies of all changes to the Department as soon as they are effective. A reasonable time may be permitted to dispose of properly labeled stocks of the old product. B. Any person who distributes customer-formula feed shall obtain a permit annually from the Department before distribution of such feeds. 1. Application for a customer-formula feed distribution permit shall be made to the Department upon forms prescribed and furnished by the Department. A permit fee, determined by the Department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-2(2), shall be paid by the applicant annually. 2. Each renewal fee shall be paid on or before December 31 of each year. If the renewal fee for customer-formula feed distribution permit is not filed prior to January 1 of any one year, an additional fee determined by the department pursuant to Subsection 4-2-2(2), shall be assessed and added to the original permit fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the permit shall be issued. |
| R68-2-4. Commercial Feed Labeling |
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Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, shall be labeled with the information prescribed in this rule on the principal display panel of the product in the following general format. A. Net weight. B. Product name and brand name if any. C. If a drug is used: 1. 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. 2. The purpose of medication (claim statement). 3. An active drug ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their established name and the amount in accordance with Subsection R68-2-7-D. 4. The required directions for use and precautionary statements or reference to their location if the detailed feeding directions and precautionary statements required by Section R68-2-9, appear elsewhere on the label. D. Purpose statement 1. The statement of purpose shall contain the specific species and animal class(es) for which the feed is intended. 2. The manufacturer shall have flexibility in describing in more specific and common language the defined animal class, specie and purpose while being consistent with the category of animal class defined, which may include but not limited to including the weight range(s), sex or ages of the animal(s) for which the feed is manufactured. 3. The purpose statement may be excluded from the label if the product name includes a description of the species and animal class(es) for which the product is intended. 4. The purpose statement of a premix for the manufacture of feed may exclude the animal class and species and state "For Further Manufacture of Feed" if the nutrients contained in the premix are guaranteed and sufficient for formulation into various animal species feeds and premix specification are provided by the end user. 5. The purpose statement of a single purpose ingredient blend, such as a blend of animal protein products, milk products, fat products, roughage products or molasses products may exclude the animal class and species and state "For Further Manufacture of Feed" if the label guarantees of the nutrients contained in the single purpose nutrient blend are sufficient to provide for formulation into various animal species feeds. E. The guaranteed analysis of the feed shall include the following items, unless exempted in Section R68-2-4, and in the order listed: 1. Minimum percentage of crude protein. 2. Maximum or minimum percentage of equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen as required in Section R68-2-7. 3. Minimum percentage of amino acids when required by animal class or specie. 4. Minimum percentage of crude fat. 5. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. 6. Maximum percentage of acid detergent fiber when required by animal class or specie. 7. Maximum percentage of moisture in pet foods. 8. Minerals, to include, in the following order: (a) minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca), (b) minimum percentage of phosphorus (P), (c) minimum and maximum percentages of salt (NaCl) and sodium, and (d) other minerals. 9. Vitamins in such terms as specified in Section R68-2-7. 10. Total sugars as invert on dried molasses products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content. 11. Other required and voluntary guarantees should follow in a general format such that the units of measure used to express guarantees (percentage, parts per million, International Units, etc.) are listed in a sequence which provides a consistent grouping of the units of measure. 12. Exemptions. a. Guarantees for minerals are not required when there are no specific label claims and when the commercial feed contains less than 6 1/2% of Calcium, Phosphorus, Sodium and Chloride and does not serve as a principal source of that mineral to the animal. b. Guarantees for vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement. c. 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. F. Feed ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, or appropriate statements. 1. The name of each ingredient as defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, common or usual name, or one approved by the Commissioner. 2. Collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials in lieu of the individual ingredients; provided that: a. 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. b. The manufacturer shall provide the feed control officials, upon request, with a list of individual ingredients, within a defined group, that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into the state. 3. The registrant may affix the statement, "Ingredients as registered with the State" in lieu of the ingredient list on the label. The list of ingredients must be on file with the Department. This list shall be made available to the feed purchaser upon request. G. Name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer, registrant, or person responsible for distributing the feed. H. The lot number or batch number shall be on each label and may be the date the feed product was manufactured. I. Commercial Livestock Feed Labeling requirements. 1. Swine formula feeds. Animal classes: Pre-starter - 2 to 11 pounds, Starter - 11 to 44 pounds, Grower - 44 to 110 pounds, Finisher (market) 110 to 242 pounds, gilts, sows and adult boars, lactating gilts and sows. Guaranteed Analysis, Swine complete feeds and supplements, (all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein, lysine and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm). Minimum zinc in parts per million (ppm). 2. Poultry Feeds, Layers, Broilers, and Turkeys. Animal classes: a. Layers: - chickens that are grown to produce eggs for food, i.e., table eggs. Starting/growing - from day of hatch to approximately 10 weeks of age. Finisher - from approximately 10 weeks of age to time first egg is produced. (Approximately 20 weeks of age). Laying - from time first egg is laid throughout the time of egg production. Breeders - chickens that produce fertile eggs for hatch replacement layers to produce eggs for food, table eggs, from time first egg is laid throughout their reproductive cycle b. Broilers - chickens that are grown for human food. Starting/growing - from day of hatch to approximately 5 weeks of age. Finisher - from approximately 5 weeks of age to market (42- to 52 days). Breeders - hybrid strains of chickens whose offspring are grown for human food, (broilers), any age and either sex. c. Broilers, Breeders - chickens whose offspring are grown for human food (broilers). Starting/growing - from day of hatch until approximately 10 weeks of age. Finishing - from approximately 10 weeks of age to time first egg is produced, approximately 20 weeks of age. Laying - fertile egg producing chickens (broilers/roasters) from day of first egg throughout the time fertile eggs are produced. d. Starting/growing - Turkeys that are grown for human food from day of hatch to approximately 13 weeks of age (females)and 16 weeks of age (males). Finisher - Turkeys that are grown for human food, females from approximately 13 weeks of age to approximately 17 weeks of age; males from 16 weeks of age to 20 weeks of age, (or desired market weight). Laying - Female turkeys that are producing eggs; from time first egg is produced, throughout the time they are producing eggs. Breeder - Turkeys that are grown to produce fertile eggs, from day of hatch to time first egg is produced (approximately 30 weeks of age), both sexes. Guaranteed analysis: Poultry complete feeds and supplements. (all animal classes): Minimum percentage of crude protein, lysine, methionine and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. 3. Beef cattle formula feeds: Animal classes; calves, birth to weaning. Cattle on Pasture (may be specific as to reproduction stage; e.g. stocker, feeder, replacement heifers, brood cows, bulls, etc.) a. Guaranteed analysis; Beef complete feeds and supplements, (all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein. Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added. Minimum percentage of crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum percentage of potassium. Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added). b. Guaranteed analysis; Beef mineral feeds (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt. Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum percentage of magnesium. Minimum percentage of potassium. Minimum copper, selenium, and zinc in parts per million (PPM). Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A in International Units per pound. 4. Dairy formula feeds: Animal classes; Veal milk replacer - milk replacer to be fed for veal production. Herd milk replacer - milk replacer to be fed for herd replacement calves. Starter - approximately 3 days to 3 months. Growing heifers, bull, and dairy beef, (a.) grower 1 - 3 months to 12 months of age, (b) grower 2 - more than 12 months of age. Lactating dairy cattle. Non-lactating dairy cattle. a. Guaranteed analysis; Veal and herd replacement milk replacer. Minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added). b. Guaranteed analysis: Dairy cattle complete feeds and supplements; Minimum percentage of crude protein. Maximum percentage of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added. Minimum percentage of crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Maximum percentage of acid detergent fiber (ADF). Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum selenium in parts per million (PPM). Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound c. Guaranteed analysis: Dairy mixing and pasture mineral with vitamins (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt. Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum guarantee. Minimum percentage of magnesium. Minimum percentage of potassium. Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm). Minimum vitamin A, other than the precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound. 5. Equine formula feeds: Animal classes; Foal, Mare, Breeding, Maintenance. Guaranteed analysis; Equine complete feeds and supplements (all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum copper, selenium and zinc in parts per million (ppm). Minimum vitamin A, other than the precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added). Guaranteed analysis for Equine Mineral Feeds (all animal classes). Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium, minimum percentage of phosphorus, minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added), minimum and maximum percentage of sodium shall be guaranteed only when the total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum copper, selenium and zinc in parts per million (ppm), minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added) 6. Goat and Sheep formula feeds: Animal classes; starter, grower, finisher, breeder, lactating. Guaranteed analysis; Goat and Sheep complete feeds and supplements (all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein. Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added. Minimum percentage of crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum and maximum copper in parts per million (PPM) (if added, or if total copper exceeds 20 ppm). Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm). Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added). 7. Duck and Geese formula feeds: Animal classes; Ducks, starter - 0 to 3 weeks of age, grower - 3 to 6 weeks of age, finisher - 6 weeks to market, breeder/developer- 8 to 19 weeks of age, breeder-22 weeks to end of lay. Geese, starter-0 to 4 weeks of age, grower-4 to 8 weeks of age, finisher-8 weeks to market, breeder/developer-10 to 22 weeks of age, breeder-22 weeks to end of lay. Guaranteed analysis: duck and geese complete feeds and supplements (for all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. 8. Fish complete feeds and supplements. Animal species shall be declared in lieu of animal class; trout, catfish, and other species. Guaranteed analysis: fish complete feeds and supplements; Minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. 9. Rabbit complete feeds and supplements. Animal classes, grower-4 to 12 weeks of age, breeder-12 weeks of age and over. Guaranteed analysis, Rabbit complete feeds and supplements(all animal classes). Minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat. Minimum and maximum percentage of crude fiber (the maximum crude fiber shall not exceed the minimum by more than 5.0 units). Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee. Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound (if added). 10. Other feeds shall include the following items in the order listed (unless exempted). The required guarantees of grain mixtures with or without molasses and feeds other than those described shall include the following items, unless exempted and in the order listed: Animal class(es) and species for which the product is intended. Guaranteed analysis; Minimum percentage of crude protein. Maximum or minimum percentage of equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen as required. Minimum percentage of crude fat. Maximum percentage of crude fiber. Minerals in formula feeds, to include in the following order. Minimum and maximum percentages of calcium. Minimum percentage of phosphorus. Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added). Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee, other mineral. J. A vignette, graphic, or pictorial representation of a product on a pet food label shall not misrepresent the contents of the package. 1. The use of the word "proven" in connection with label claims for a pet food is improper unless scientific or other empirical evidence establishing the claim represented as "proven" is available. K. No statement shall appear upon the label of a pet food which makes false or misleading comparisons between that pet food and any other pet food. L. Personal or commercial endorsements are permitted on pet food labels where said endorsements are factual and not otherwise misleading. M. When a pet food is enclosed in any outer container or wrapper which is intended for retail sale, all required label information must appear on such outside container or wrapper. N. The words "Dog Food," "Cat Food," or similar designations must appear conspicuously upon the principal display panels of the pet food labels. O. The label of a pet food shall not contain an unqualified representation or claim, directly or indirectly, that the pet food therein contained or a recommended feeding thereof is or meets the requisites of a complete, perfect scientific or balanced ration for dogs or cats unless such product or feeding: 1. Contains ingredients in quantities sufficient to provide the estimated nutrient requirements for all stages of the life of a dog or cat, as the case may be, which have been established by a recognized authority on animal nutrition, such as the Committee on Animal Nutrition of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences or, 2. Contains a combination of ingredients which when fed to a normal animal as the only source of nourishment will provide satisfactorily for fertility of females, gestation and lactation, normal growth from weaning to maturity without supplementary feeding, and will maintain the normal weight of an adult animal whether working or at rest and has had its capabilities in this regard demonstrated by adequate testing. P. Labels for products which are compounded for or which are suitable for only a limited purpose (i.e., a product designed for the feeding of puppies) may contain representations that said pet food product or recommended feeding thereof, is or meets the requisites of a complete, perfect, scientific or balanced ration for dogs or cats only: 1. In conjunction with a statement of a limited purpose for which the product is intended or suitable (as, for example, in the statement 'a complete food for puppies'). Such representations and such required qualification therefore shall be juxtaposed on the same panel and in the same size, style and color print; and 2. Such qualified representations may appear on pet food labels only if: a. The pet food contains ingredients in quantities sufficient to satisfy the estimated nutrient requirements established by a recognized authority on animal nutrition, such as the Committee on Animal Nutrition of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences for such limited or qualified purpose; or b. The pet food product contains a combination of ingredients which when fed for such limited purpose will satisfy the nutrient requirements for such limited purpose and has had its capabilities in this regard demonstrated by adequate testing. Q. Except as specified by Section R68-2-6, the name of any ingredient which appears on the label other than in the product name shall not be given undue emphasis so as to create the impression that such an ingredient is present in the product in a larger amount than is the fact, and if the names of more than one such ingredient are shown, they shall appear in the order of their respective predominance by weight in the product. |
| R68-2-5. Customer-Formula Feed Labeling |
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A. Customer-formula feed shall be accompanied with the following prescribed information shown on label, invoice, delivery ticket, or other shipping document: 1. The name and address of the manufacturer. 2. The name and address of the purchaser. 3. The date of sale or delivery. 4. The customer-formula feed name and brand name if any. 5. The product name and net weight of each registered commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture. 6. If a drug-containing product is used: a. The purpose of the medication (claim statement). b. The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with Section R68-2-7. c. The directions for use and precautionary statements as required by Section R68-2-9. |
| R68-2-6. Brand and Product Names |
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A. The brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be misleading. If the name indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed must conform therewith. A mixture labeled "Dairy Feed," for example, must be suitable for that purpose. B. Commercial, registered brand or trade names are not permitted in guarantees of ingredient listings and only in the product name of feeds produced by or for the firm holding the rights to such a name. C. The name of a commercial feed shall not be derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture to the exclusion of other ingredients and shall not be one representing any components of a mixture unless all components are included in the name; provided, that if any ingredient or combination of ingredients is intended to impart a distinctive characteristic to the product which is of significance to the purchaser, the name of that ingredient or combination of ingredients may be used as a part of the brand name or product name if the ingredient or combination of ingredients is quantitatively guaranteed in the guaranteed analysis, and the brand or product name is not otherwise false or misleading. D. The word "protein" shall not be permitted in the product name of a feed that contains added non-protein nitrogen. E. When the name carries a percentage value, it shall be understood to signify protein and/or equivalent protein content only, even though it may not explicitly modify the percentage with the word "protein"; provided, that other percentage values may be permitted if they are followed by the proper description and conform to good labeling practice. Digital numbers shall not be used in such a manner as to be misleading or confusing to the customer. F. Single ingredient feeds shall have a product name in accordance with the designated definition of feed ingredients as recognized by the Association of American Feed Control Officials unless the Commissioner designates otherwise. G. The word "vitamin," or a contraction thereof, or any word suggesting vitamin can be used only in the name of a feed which is represented to be a vitamin supplement, and which is labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared, as specified in Section R68-2-7. H. The term "mineralized" shall not be used in the name of a feed except for "TRACE MINERALIZED SALT." When so used, the product must contain significant amounts of trace minerals which are recognized as essential for animal nutrition. I. The term "meat" and "meat by-products" shall be qualified to designate the animal from which the meat and meat by-products is derived unless the meat and meat by-products are made from cattle, swine, sheep and goats. J. No flavor designation shall be used on a pet food label unless the designated flavor is detectable by a recognized test method, or is one, the presence of which, provides a characteristic distinguishable by the pet. Any flavor designation on a pet food label must either conform to the name of its source as shown in the ingredient statement or the ingredient statement shall show the source of its flavor. The word flavor shall be printed in the same size type and with an equal degree of conspicuousness as the ingredient term(s) from which the flavor designation is derived. Distribution of pet food employing such flavor designation or claims on the labels of the product distributed by them shall, upon request, supply verification of the designated or claimed flavor to the appropriate control official. K. The designation "100%" or "All" or words of similar connotation shall not be used in the brand or product name of a pet food if it contains more than one ingredient. However, for the purpose of this provision, water sufficient for processing, required decharacterizing agents and trace amounts of preservatives and condiments shall not be considered ingredients. L. The name of the pet food shall not be derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture of a pet food product unless all components or ingredients are included in the name except as specified by Subsections R68-2-6-J, M or N; provided that the name of an ingredient or combination of ingredients may be used as a part of the product name if: 1. the ingredient or combination of ingredients is present in sufficient quantity to impart a distinctive characteristic to the product or is present in amounts which have a material bearing upon the price of the product or upon acceptance of the product by the purchaser thereof; or 2. it does not constitute a representation that the ingredient or combination of ingredients is present to the exclusion of other ingredients; or 3. it is not otherwise false or misleading. M. When an ingredient or a combination of ingredients derived from animals, poultry, or fish constitutes 95% or more of the total weight of all ingredients of a pet food mixture, the name or names of such ingredient(s) may form a part of the product name of the pet food; provided, that where more than one ingredient is part of such product name, then all such ingredient names shall be in the same size, style and color print. N. When an ingredient or a combination of ingredients derived from animals, poultry or fish constitutes at least 25% but less than 95% of the total weight of all ingredients of a pet food mixture the name or names of such ingredient or ingredients may form a part of the product name of the pet food only if the product name also includes a primary descriptive term such as "meatballs" or "fishcakes" so that the product name describes the contents of the products in accordance with an established law, custom or usage or so that the product name is not misleading. All such ingredient names and the primary descriptive term shall be in the same size, style and color print. O. Contractions or coined names referring to ingredients shall not be used in the name of a pet food unless it is in compliance with Subsections R68-2-6-J, L, M and N. |
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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. |
| R68-2-8. Ingredients |
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A. The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, shall be the name as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients as published in the Official Publication of American Feed Control Officials, the common or usual name, or one approved by the Commissioner. Failure to list the ingredients of a pet food in descending order by their predominance by weight in non-quantitative terms may be misleading. B. The name of each ingredient must be shown in letters or type of the same size. C. No references to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the ingredient statement of a feed. D. The term "dehydrated" may precede the name of any product that has been artificially dried. E. A single ingredient product defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials is not required to have an ingredient statement. F. Tentative definitions for ingredients shall not be used until adopted as official, unless no official definition exists or the ingredient has a common accepted name that requires no definition exists or the ingredient has a common accepted name that requires no definition, (i.e. sugar). G. When the word "iodized" is used in connection with a feed ingredient, the feed ingredient shall contain not less than 0.0007% iodine, uniformly distributed. |
| R68-2-9. Directions for Use and Precautionary Statements |
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A. Directions for use and precautionary statements on the labeling of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds containing additives (including drugs, special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives) shall: 1. Be adequate to enable safe and effective use for the intended purposes by users with no special knowledge of the purpose and use of such articles: and, 2. Include, but not be limited to, all information described by all applicable rules under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. B. Adequate directions for use and precautionary statements are required for feeds containing non-protein nitrogen as specified in Section R68-2-9. C. Adequate directions for use and precautionary statements necessary for safe and effective use are required on commercial feeds distributed to supply particular dietary needs or for supplementing or fortifying the usual diet or ration with any vitamin, mineral, or other dietary nutrient or compound. |
| R68-2-10. Non-Protein Nitrogen |
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A. Urea and other non-protein nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for reminant animal as a source of equivalent crude protein. If the commercial feed contains more than 8.75% of equivalent crude protein from all forms of non-protein nitrogen, added as such, exceeds one-third of the total crude protein, the label shall bear adequate directions for the safe use of feeds and a precautionary statement: "CAUTION: USE AS DIRECTED." The directions for use and the caution statement shall be read and understood by ordinary persons under customary conditions of purchase and use. B. Non-protein nitrogen defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, when so indicated, are acceptable ingredients in commercial feeds distributed to non-ruminant animals as a source of nutrient as a source of nutrients other than equivalent crude protein. The maximum equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen sources when used in non-ruminant rations shall not exceed 1.25% of the total daily ration. C. On labels such as those for medicated feeds which bear adequate feeding directions and/or warning statements, the presence of added non-protein nitrogen shall not require a duplication of the feeding directions or the precautionary statements as long as those statements include sufficient information to ensure the safe and effective use of this product due to the presence of non-protein nitrogen. |
| R68-2-11. Drug and Feed Additives |
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A. Prior to approval of a registration application and/or approval of a label for commercial feed which contain additives (including drugs, other special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives) the distributor may be required to submit evidence to prove the safety and efficacy of the commercial feed when used according to the directions furnished on the label. B. Satisfactory evidence of safety and efficacy of a commercial feed may be: 1. When the commercial feed contains such additives, the use of which conforms to the requirements of the applicable rule in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, or which are "prior sanctioned" or "generally recognized as safe" for such use, or 2. When the commercial feed is itself a drug as defined in Section 4-12-2 and is generally recognized as safe and effective for the labeled use or is marketed subject to an application approved by the Food and Drug Administration under Title 21 U.S.C., 360 (b). |
| R68-2-12. Adulterants |
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A. For the purpose of Section 4-12-2, the terms "poisonous or deleterious substances" include but are not limited to the following: 1. Fluorine and any mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals and in which the fluorine exceeds 0.20% for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.30% for slaughter cattle; 0.30% for sheep; 0.35% for lambs; 0.45% for swine and 0.60% for poultry. 2. Fluorine bearing ingredients when used in such amounts that they raise the fluorine content of the total ration above the following amounts: 0.004% for breeding and dairy cattle: 0.009% for slaughter cattle; 0.006% for sheep; 0.01% for lambs; 0.015% for swine and 0.03% for poultry. 3. Soybean meal, flakes or pellets or other vegetable meal, flakes or pellets which have been extracted with trichlorethylene or other chlorinated solvents. 4. Sulfur dioxide, Sulfurous acid, and salts of Sulfurous acid when used in or on feeds or feed ingredients which are considered or reported to be a significant source of B1 (Thiamine). 5. Aflatoxin content of any feed ingredient which exceeds 20 parts per billion and/or any quantity established by Federal Statutes or Guidelines. B. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated if it contains a drug and the methods used in or the facilities or controls used for its manufacture, processing or packaging do not conform to current good manufacturing practice rules for medicated feeds and for medicated premixes as published in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 225 and 226 Sections 225.1-225.115 and 226.1-226.115, respectively. C. All screenings or by-products of grain and seeds containing weed seeds, when used in commercial feed or sold as such to the ultimate consumer shall be ground fine enough or other wise treated to destroy the viability of such weed seeds so that the finished product contains no more than six viable prohibited noxious weed seeds per pound. |