Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY › Chapter 80-1-5 - SALE OF COMMERCIAL FEED › Section 80-1-5-.04 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) In addition to
				the labeling requirements set out under
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §
									2-21-20, commercial feed
				other than customer-formula feed and vertical-integrator feed shall also be
				labeled with the following information on the principal display panel of the
				product and in the following general format:
(a) Net weight.
(b) Product name and brand name if any under
				which the feed is distributed.
(c)
				Drugs. If drugs are used, the following shall apply:
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 Rule
				80-1-5-.06(4).
4. The required directions for use and
				precautionary statements or reference to their location if the detailed feeding
				directions and precautionary statements required by Rules
				80-1-5-.08 and
				80-1-5-.09 appear elsewhere on the label.
(d) The guaranteed analysis of the feed as
				required under the provisions of
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				§
										2-21-20(1)(c),
				includes the following items, unless exempted in this subrule, 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 Rule
				80-1-5-.06(5).
3. Minimum percentage of crude fat.
4. Maximum percentage of crude
				fiber.
5. 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
				(NaC1), and
(d) other
				minerals.
6. Vitamins in
				such terms as specified in Rule
				80-1-5-.06(3).
7. Total sugars as invert on dried molasses
				products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content.
(e) Exemptions from guaranteed
				analysis are allowed as follows:
1. Guarantees
				for minerals are not required when there are no specific label claims and when
				the commercial feed contains less than 61 % of calcium, phosphorus, sodium and
				chloride.
2. Guarantees for
				vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for
				nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement.
3. 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, are to be shown as follows:
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 definition 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 for 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 (a) through
				(g) above, must appear in its entirety on one side of the label or on one side
				of the container. The information concerning adequate directions shall be
				displayed in a prominent place on the label or container but not necessarily on
				the same side as the other information. When the information on use and
				precautions 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 Rule 80-1-5-.04 shall
				be subordinated or obscured by other statements or designs.