Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 603 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Division 58 - FEEDS › Section 603-058-0130 - Label Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
In addition to the requirements set forth in ORS
				633.026, commercial feeds, other
				than custom mixed feed shall be labeled with the information prescribed in this
				regulation.
(1) Product name and brand
			 name if any:
(a) The brand or product name
			 must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be
			 misleading. If the name indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the
			 character of the feed must conform therewith. A commercial feed for a
			 particular animal class, must be suitable for that purpose;
(b) Commercial, registered brand or trade
			 names are not permitted in guarantees or ingredient listings and only in the
			 product name of feeds produced by or for the firm holding the rights to such
			 name;
(c) The name of a commercial
			 feed shall not be derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture to the
			 exclusion of other ingredients and shall not be one representing any components
			 of a mixture unless all components are included in the name: Provided, that if
			 any ingredient or combination of ingredients is intended to impart a
			 distinctive characteristic to the product which is of significance to the
			 purchaser, the name of that ingredient or combination of ingredients is
			 quantitatively guaranteed in the guaranteed analysis, and the brand or product
			 name is not otherwise false or misleading;
(d) The word "protein" shall not be permitted
			 in the product name of a feed that contains added non-protein
			 nitrogen;
(e) When the name carries
			 a percentage value, it shall be understood to signify protein and /or
			 equivalent protein content only, even though it may not explicitly modify the
			 percentage with the word "protein". Provided other percentage values may be
			 permitted if they are followed by the proper description and conform to good
			 labeling practice. Digital numbers shall not be used in such a manner as to be
			 misleading or confusing to the customer. E.G.: "Dairy 16%" containing only 14%
			 Crude Protein is misleading;
(f)
			 Single ingredient feeds shall have a product name in accordance with the
			 designated definition of feed ingredients as recognized in OAR
			 603-058-0115;
(g) The word
			 "vitamin", or a contraction thereof, or any word suggesting vitamin can be used
			 only in the name of a feed which is represented to be a vitamin supplement, and
			 which is labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared, as
			 specified in OAR 603-058-0130(4);
(h) The term "mineralized" salt shall not be
			 used in the name of a feed except for "Trace Mineralized Salt". When so used,
			 the product must contain significant amounts of trace minerals, which are
			 recognized as essential for animal nutrition;
(i) The term "meat" and "meat by-products"
			 shall be qualified to designate the animal from which the meat and meat
			 by-products is derived unless the meat and meat-byproducts are made from
			 cattle, swine, sheep and goats.