Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 250 - Department of Environmental Management › Chapter 40 - Agriculture and Resource Marketing › Subchapter 20 - Marketing › Part 5 - Rules and Regulations Relating to Commercial Feed › Section 250-RICR-40-20-5.5 - Brand and Product Names

Current through June 14, 2024
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 mixture labeled "dairy feed,"
				  for example, 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 a
				  name.
C. The name of a commercial
				  feed shall not be derived from one (1) 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 may be
				  used as a part of the brand name or product name if the 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, that other percentage
				  values may be permitted if they are followed by the proper description and
				  conform to good labeling practice. When a figure is used in the brand name
				  (except in mineral, vitamin or other products where the protein guarantee is
				  nil or unimportant), it shall be preceded by the word "number" or some other
				  suitable designation.
F. Single
				  ingredient feeds shall have a product name in accordance with the designated
				  Official Ingredient Definitions specified in Feed Terms and Ingredient
				  Definitions published as recognized by the Association of American Feed Control
				  Officials unless the Director designates otherwise.
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 §
										5.6(C) of
				  this Part.
H. The term
				  "mineralized" 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 by-products are
				  from cattle, swine, sheep and goats.