Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Agriculture and Rural Development › Pesticide and Plant Pesticide Management Division › RegulationNo 635 - Commercial Feed › Section R. 285.635.3 - Pet food label information

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 3. Pet food shall be labeled with the information
				  prescribed in this rule.
(a) The
				statement of net content and product name shall be on the principal display
				panel of the label. Other required information may be placed elsewhere on the
				label but shall be sufficiently conspicuous to render it easily
				readable.
(b) The label of a pet
				food shall specify the name and address of the place of business of the
				manufacturer, packer, or distributor of the pet food. The statement of the
				place of business shall include the street address, if any, of the place unless
				the street address is shown in a current city directory.
(c) The information required to appear in the
				"guaranteed analysis" shall be listed in the following order and in the form
				stipulated in R 285.635.8:
Crude protein (minimum)
Crude fat (minimum)
Crude fiber (maximum)
Moisture (maximum)
Additional guarantees shall follow moisture
(d) The maximum moisture in all canned pet
				foods shall be guaranteed and shall not exceed 78% of the natural moisture
				content of the constituent ingredients of the product, whichever is greater.
				Pet foods consisting principally of stew, gravy, sauce, broth, juice, or a milk
				replacer which are so labeled, may contain moisture in excess of 78%.
(e) Guarantees for minerals are not required
				if a pet food is neither formulated for, nor represented in any manner as, a
				mineral supplement. A guarantee as may be given or required shall be expressed
				as the element and in units of measurement established by a recognized
				authority on animal nutrition such as the national research council.
(f) Guarantees for vitamins are not required
				if a pet food is neither formulated for, nor represented in any manner as, a
				vitamin supplement. A guarantee as may be given or required shall be stated in
				units of measurement established by a recognized authority on animal nutrition
				such as the national research council.
(g) A vignette, graphic, or pictorial
				representation of a product on a pet food label shall not misrepresent the
				contents of the package.
(h) The
				words "dog food," "cat food," or similar designations shall appear
				conspicuously upon the principal display panel of a pet food label.
(i) 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 the
				entire life cycle or any limited stage of the life cycle of a dog or cat unless
				the product or feeding contains 1 of the following:
(i) Ingredients in quantities sufficient to
				provide the estimated nutrient requirements for all stages or any limited stage
				of the life of a dog or cat, which have been established by a recognized
				authority on animal nutrition, such as the committee on animal nutrition of the
				national research council.
(ii) A
				combination of ingredients which, if fed to a normal animal as the only source
				of nourishment, shall provide satisfactorily for fertility of females,
				gestation and lactation, normal growth from weaning to maturity without
				supplementary feeding, and shall 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 for the life cycle or for the specific stage
				of growth claimed. The testing shall be in accord with the protocol established
				by the association of American feed control officials.