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 40-5-2 - LABELING › Rule 40-5-2-.01 - Label Format

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Commercial feed, other than
				customer-formula feed, shall be labeled with the information prescribed in this
				regulation on the principal display panel of the product and in the following
				general format.
(a) Net Weight (may be stated
				in metric units in addition to the required avoirdupois units) or net content
				(i.e., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids) may be stated in units of net
				count, volume, or weight consistent with the U.S. Fair Packaging Act.
(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 amounts
				in accordance with Regulation
				40-5-2-.03(5).
(d) Directions for use and
				precautionary statements or reference to their location if the detailed feeding
				directions and precautionary statements required by Regulations
				40-5-2-.05 appear elsewhere on the
				label.
(e) The guaranteed analysis
				of the feed as required under the provisions of Section
				2-13-8(a)(3)  of
				the Act include the following items, unless exempted in (10) of this
				subsection, and in the order listed:
1.
				Minimum percentage of crude protein.
2. Maximum or minimum percentage of
				equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen as required in Regulation
				40-5-2-.03(6).
3. Minimum percentage of crude fat.
4. Maximum percentage of crude
				fiber.
5. Minerals, to include, in
				the following order:
(i) minimum and maximum
				percentages of calcium (Ca),
(ii)
				minimum percentage of phosphorus (P),
(iii) minimum and maximum percentages of salt
				(NaCl), and
(iv) other
				minerals.
6. Vitamins in
				such terms as specified in Regulation
				40-5-2-.03(4).
7. Total sugars as invert on dried molasses
				products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content.
8. Viable lactic acid producing
				microorganisms for use in silages in terms specified in Regulation
				40-5-2-.03(8).
9. Liquid feeds and liquid feed supplements
				shall in addition to the foregoing, be labeled to show:
(i) The maximum percentage of
				moisture.
(ii) The minimum
				percentage of total sugars as expressed as invert provided molasses or another
				source of sugar is used as the base.
10. Exemptions.
(i) A mineral guarantee is not required when
				the feed or feed ingredient is not intended, or represented or does not serve
				as a principal source of that mineral to the animal and when the commercial
				feed contains less than 61/2% of calcium, phosphorous, and salt
				(NaCl).
(ii) Guarantees for
				vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for
				nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Guarantees for microorganisms are not
				required when the commercial feed is intended for a purpose other than to
				furnish these substances or they are of minor significant relating to the
				primary purpose of the product, and no specific label claims are
				made.
(f)
				Feed ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, or
				appropriate statements as provided under the provisions of Section
				2-13-8(a)(4)  of
				the Act.
1. The name of each ingredient as
				defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published 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:
(i) When a collective term or a group of
				ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group
				shall not be listed on the label.
(ii) The manufacturer shall provide the feed
				control official, 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.
(g) Name and principal mailing address of the
				manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed. The principal
				mailing address shall include the street address, city, state, and zip code;
				however the street address may be omitted if it is shown in the current city
				directory or telephone directory.
(h) The information required in Section
				2-13-8(a)(1) - (5)
				of the Act must appear in its entirety on one side of the label or on one side
				of the container. The information required by Section
				2-13-8(a)(6) - (7)
				of the Act shall be displayed in a prominent place on the label or container
				but not necessarily on the same side as the above information. When the
				information required by Section
				2-13-8(a)(6) -
				(7) is placed on a different side of the label
				or container, it must be referenced on the front side with a statement such as
				"See back of label for directions for use." None of the information required by
				Section 2-13-8 of the Act shall be
				subordinated or obscured by other statements or designs.