Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 3 - TEXAS FEED AND FERTILIZER CONTROL SERVICE/OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CHEMIST › Chapter 63 - PET FOOD › Section 63.4 - Expression of Guarantees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12,
				2024
(a) The sliding
				scale method of expressing a guaranteed analysis (for example, "protein
				15-18%") is prohibited.
(b)
				Pursuant to Texas Commercial Feed Control Act, §141.002(d), 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. The minimum content of all other essential nutrient
				elements recognized by the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profile or
				FFCS-recognized nutrient profile from sources declared in the ingredients
				statement shall be expressed as the element in units specified in the
				recognized nutrient profile. Products labeled as per §
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				63.2(b) of this title
				(relating to Label Format and Labeling) 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
				fluid ounce = 28 grams).
(c) The
				label of 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 ingredients statement. Vitamin guarantees shall be expressed as
				per subsection (d) of this section. Products labeled as per §
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				63.2(b) of this title
				(relating to Label Format and Labeling) may express the vitamin guarantees in
				approved units per unit (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules or liquid)
				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
				fluid ounce = 28 grams).
(d)
				Vitamins guaranteed on pet food labels shall be stated in international units
				per kilogram (IU/kg) for vitamins A, D, and E. All other vitamins shall be
				guaranteed in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) except vitamins which may be
				guaranteed in micrograms per kilogram (mcg/kg).
(e) 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 an AAFCO-recognized
				animal nutrition authority, such comparison may be stated in the units of
				measurement used in the AAFCO Dog or Cat Food Nutrient Profiles. 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.
(f) 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:
(1)
				the product in question meets the nutrient profile recommended by the
				authority; and
(2) the comparison
				is prescribed by a statement to that effect.