Section 71.7. Nonprotein nitrogen

(a) Urea and other nonprotein nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein and are not to be used in commercial feeds for other animals and birds.

(b) If the commercial feed contains more than 8.75% of the 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 the following precautionary statement:

CAUTION: USE AS DIRECTED

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

(c) 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 provided those statements include sufficient in those statements include sufficient information to ensure the safe and effective use of this product due to the presence of nonprotein nitrogen.

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Cross References

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 71.11 (relating to directions for use and precautionary statements).