Section 71.6. Ingredient listing requirements  


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  • (a) The name of each ingredient shall be as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published in the current Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, the common or usual name or a name approved by the Secretary.

    (b) Collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients published in the current Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, may be used in lieu of the individual ingredients.

    (c) When a collective term for a group of ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group shall not be listed on the label.

    (d) The manufacturer shall provide the Secretary, upon request, with a listing of individual ingredients, within a defined group of feed ingredients that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into this State.

    (e) The name of each ingredient must be shown in letters or type of the same size.

    (f) No reference to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the ingredient statement of a feed.

    (g) The term ‘‘dehydrated’’ shall precede the name of any product that has been artificially dried.

    (h) A single ingredient product, as contained in the current listing of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, is not required to have an ingredient statement.

    (i) Tentative definitions for ingredients shall not be used until adopted as official unless no official definition exists or the ingredient has a common accepted name that requires no definition for example, sugar.

    (j) When the word ‘‘iodized’’ is used in connection with a feed ingredient, the feed ingredient shall contain not less than 0.007% iodine (I), uniformly distributed.