Section 285.635.8. Expression of guarantees.

(1) The guarantees for crude protein, equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber, and mineral guarantees shall be in terms of percentage by weight.

(2)    Commercial feeds containing 6 1/2% or more of total mineral elements shall include in the guaranteed analysis the minimum  and  maximum percentages of calcium (Ca), the minimum percentage of phosphorus (P), and, if salt is added, the minimum and maximum percentage of salt (NaCl).Minerals, expect salt (NaCl), shall be guaranteed in terms of percentage of the element. When calcium or salt guarantees, or both, are  given   in  the guaranteed analysis,  that  fact  shall   be  stated  and  conform to   the following:

(a)   When the minimum is 5.0% or less, the maximum shall not  exceed   the minimum by more than 1 percentage point.

(b)   When the minimum is above 5.0%, the maximum  shall  not  exceed  the minimum by more than 20% and in no case shall the difference  between maximum and minimum exceed 5 percentage points.

(3)     Guarantees for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds and feed supplements shall be stated on the label in milligrams per  pound  of  feed, except that:

(a)   Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, shall be stated in international units (IU) or United States Pharmacopeia (USP) per pound.

(b)   Vitamin D, in products offered for poultry feeding, shall be stated in international chick units per pound. Vitamin D for other uses shall  be stated in international units (IU) or United States Pharmacopeia (USP) per pound.

(c)     Vitamin E shall be stated in international units (IU) or United States Pharmacopeia (USP) per pound.

(d)  Guarantees for vitamin content on the label of a commercial feed shall state the guarantee as true vitamins, not compounds, with the exception of the compounds, pyridoxine  hydrochloride,   choline  chloride, thiamine, and d-pantothenic acid.

(e)   Oils and premixes containing vitamin A or vitamin D, or both, may be labeled to show vitamin content in terms of units per gram.

(4)   Guarantees for drugs shall be stated in terms of percent by  weight, except:

(a)   Antibiotics present at less than 2,000 grams per ton, total,  of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per ton of commercial feed.

(b)   Antibiotics present at 2,000 grams or more per  ton,  total,   of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per ton of commercial feed.

(c)   Labels for commercial feeds which are to be fed continuously as the sole ration containing growth promotion or feed efficiency levels of antibiotics, or both, are not required to  make  quantitative   guarantees, except as specifically noted in 21 C.F.R. part 121, chapter 1, for certain antibiotics wherein quantitative guarantees are required regardless  of the level or purpose of the antibiotic.

(d)  The term "milligrams per pound" may be used for drugs or antibiotics in those cases where a dosage is   given in milligram in the feed directions.

(5)   Commercial feeds containing added nonprotein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:

(a)   Complete feeds, supplements, and concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than 5% protein from  natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows:

Crude protein, minimum,               %

(This includes not more than                % equivalent protein from nonprotein nitrogen)

(b)   Mixed feed concentrates and supplements containing less than 5% protein from natural sources may be guaranteed as follows: Equivalent crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen, minimum,    %

(c)   Ingredient sources of nonprotein nitrogen such  as  urea,   di-ammonium phosphate, ammonium  polyphosphate       solution,     ammoniated                         rice       hulls,        or  other   basic nonprotein nitrogen ingredients  defined  by  AAFCO  shall  be guaranteed as follows: Nitrogen,   minimum,                %  Equivalent  crude  protein  from  nonprotein   nitrogen, minimum, %

(6)    Mineral phosphatic materials for feeding purposes shall be labeled with the guarantee for minimum and maximum percentage of calcium, the minimum percentage of phosphorus, and the maximum percentage of  fluorine.

History: 1979 AC.