Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department › Chapter 42 - Pet Food › Rule 21-42.4 - Expression of Guarantees

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
			 sliding scale method of expressing a guaranteed analysis (for example, "protein
			 15-18 percent") is prohibited.
(2)
			 Pursuant to Iowa Code section
			 198.5, 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 percentage of
			 calcium, the minimum percentage of phosphorus and the minimum and maximum
			 percentage of salt. The minimum content of all other essential nutrient
			 elements recognized by the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profile or other
			 AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile from sources declared in the ingredient
			 statement shall be expressed as the element in units specified in the
			 recognized nutrient profile. Products labeled as per 42.2(2) may express the
			 mineral guarantees in milligrams (mg) per unit (e.g., tablets, capsules,
			 granules, or liquids) consistent with those employed in the quantity statement
			 and directions for use. Liquids expressed as volume must also list a weight
			 equivalent (e.g., 1 fl. oz. = 28 grams).
(3) Vitamins guaranteed on pet food labels
			 shall be stated in international units per kilogram (lU/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
			 (ug/kg).
(4) 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. Vitamin guarantees shall be expressed as per 42.4(3).
			 Products labeled as per 42.2(2) may express the vitamin guarantees in approved
			 units (e.g., lU, mg, g) per unit (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules, or
			 liquids) consistent with those employed in the quantity statement and
			 directions for use. Liquids expressed as volume must also list a weight
			 equivalent (e.g., 1 fl. oz. = 28 grams).
(5) 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 Cornparison of a typical analysis of the vitamin, mineral,
			 or nutrient content of the pet food with levels reCornmended by an
			 AAFCO-recognized animal nutrition authority, such Cornparison may be stated in
			 the units of measurement used in the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profiles.
			 The statement in a table of Cornparison of the vitamin, mineral, or nutrient
			 content shall constitute a guarantee, but need not be repeated in the
			 guaranteed analysis. Such table of Cornparison may appear on the label separate
			 and apart from the guaranteed analysis.
(6) The use of percentages or words of
			 similar import when referring to nutrient levels established by the AAFCO Dog
			 or Cat Food Nutrient Profiles or other AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile shall
			 not be permitted on pet food labels, except that such direct Cornparisons in
			 whole or part of the individual nutrient contents of a pet food with those
			 reCornmended by the recognized nutrient profile may be made where the
			 Cornparisons are expressed in the same quantitative units as those used by the
			 cited nutrient profile, and
1. The product in
			 question meets the nutrient profile reCornmended by the authority,
			 and
2. The Cornparison is preceded
			 by a statement to that effect.