Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-5 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Subject 40-5-8 - PET FOOD REGULATIONS › Rule 40-5-8-.04 - Expression of Guarantees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The sliding scale method of expressing a
				guaranteed analysis (for example, "protein 15-18%") is prohibited.
(2) Pursuant to Section
				2-13-8(a) - (3) of
				the Act, the label of a pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a
				mineral supplement, shall include in the guaranteed analysis the minimum and
				maximum percentages of calcium, the minimum percentage of phosphorus and the
				minimum and maximum percentages of salt For products labeled by net content as
				stated in 40-5-2-.01(1)(a),
				guaranteed analysis may be expressed in mg per unit, consistent with those
				employed for the net content as provided in
				40-5-2-.03(1). The
				minimum content of all other essential nutrient elements recognized by the
				AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profile or other recognized nutrient profile
				from sources declared in the ingredient statement shall be expressed as the
				element in units specified in the recognized nutrient profile.
(3) The label of a pet food which is
				formulated as and represented to be a vitamin supplement shall include a
				guarantee of the minimum content of each vitamin declared in the ingredient
				statement.
(4) Vitamins guaranteed
				on pet foods shall be stated in International Units per kilogram (IU/kg) for
				vitamins A, D, and E. All other vitamins shall be stated in milligrams per
				kilogram (mg/kg) except vitamin B12 which may be
				guaranteed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).
(5) The vitamin potency of pet food products
				distributed in containers smaller than 1 lb. may be guaranteed in International
				Units (IU) per kilogram of weight for vitamins A, D, and E or if labeled by net
				content as stated in
				40-5-2-.01(1)(a) may
				be guaranteed in approved units per ounce or per unit consistent with those
				employed for the net content as stated in
				40-5-2-.03(4). All
				other vitamins may be guaranteed in milligrams per kilogram of weight (mg/kg)
				except vitamin B12 which may be guaranteed in micrograms
				per kilogram (mcg/kg).
(6) If the
				label of a pet food does not represent the pet food to be either a vitamin or a
				mineral supplement, but does include a table of comparison of a typical
				analysis of the vitamin, mineral, or nutrient content of the pet food with
				levels recommended by a recognized animal nutrition authority, such comparison
				may be stated in the units of measurement used by the recognized authority on
				animal nutrition such as the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profile. The
				statement in a table of comparison of the vitamin, mineral, or nutrient content
				shall constitute a guarantee, but need not be repeated in the guaranteed
				analysis. Such table of comparison may appear on the label separate and apart
				from the guaranteed analysis.
(7)
				The use of percentages or words of similar import when referring to nutrient
				levels established by the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profile or other
				recognized nutrient profile shall not be permitted on pet food labels, except
				that such direct comparisons in whole or part of the individual nutrient
				contents of a pet food with those recommended by the recognized nutrient
				profile may be made where the comparisons are expressed in the same
				quantitative units as those used by the cited nutrient profile, and
(a) The product in question meets the
				nutrient profile recommended by the authority, and
(b) The comparison is preceded by a statement
				to that effect.