Section 285.635.12. Nonprotein nitrogen.

(1) Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the official publication of AAFCO are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein and shall not be used in commercial feeds for  other   animals  and birds.

(2)   If the commercial feed contains more than 8.75% of equivalent crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen,  added  as   such,  or  the equivalent crude protein from all forms of nonprotein nitrogen, added as such, exceeds 1/3 of the total crude protein, the label shall bear adequate directions for the safe use of feeds and a precautionary statement:

"CAUTION: USE AS DIRECTED"

The directions for use and the caution statement shall be in type of  such size so placed on the label that they may be read and understood by ordinary persons under customary conditions of purchase and use.

(3)    On labels such as those for medicated feeds which bear adequate feeding directions or warning statements, or both, the  presence   of   added nonprotein nitrogen

shall not require a duplication of  the  feeding directions or the precautionary statements as long as  those  statements include sufficient information to ensure the safe and  effective  use   of this product due to the presence of nonprotein nitrogen.

History: 1979 AC.