Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.635.8 - Expression of guarantees

Rule 8.

(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.

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Mich. Admin. Code R. 285.635.8

1979 AC