| (II) Minimum percentage of crude fat;
(III) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(IV) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;
(V) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;
(VI) Minimum copper in parts per million (ppm);
(VII) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm):
(VIII) Minimum zinc in parts per million (ppm);
(IX) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin
A, in international units per pound (if added).
(ii) Mineral--all animal classes:
(I) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;
(II) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;
(III) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);
(IV) Minimum and maximum percentage of sodium (guaranteed
only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt
guarantee);
(V) Minimum copper in parts per million (ppm);
(VI) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);
(VII) Minimum zinc in parts per million (ppm);
(VIII) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of
vitamin A, in international units per pound (if added).
(I) Goat and Sheep Complete Feeds and Supplements--all
animal classes:
(i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;
(ii) Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein
from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added;
(iii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;
(iv) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(v) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;
(vi) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;
(vii) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);
(viii) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium
shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished
by the maximum salt guarantee;
(ix) Minimum and maximum copper in parts per million
(ppm) (if added, or if total copper exceeds 20 ppm);
(x) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);
(xi) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin
A, in international units per pound (if added).
(J) Feeds for Other Animal Classes and Species not
specifically mentioned above:
(i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;
(ii) Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein
from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added;
(iii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;
(iv) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(v) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;
(vi) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;
(vii) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);
(viii) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium
shall be guaranteed when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the
maximum salt guarantee;
(ix) Other Minerals;
(x) Vitamins;
(xi) Total sugars as invert;
(xii) Microorganisms.
(K) Grain Mixtures with or without Molasses.
(i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;
(ii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;
(iii) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(iv) Total sugars as invert.
(L) A commercial feed (e.g., vitamin/mineral premix,
base mix,etc.) intended to provide a specialized nutritional source
for use in the manufacture of other feeds, must state its intended
purpose and guarantee those nutrients relevant to such stated purpose.
(M) The label of a feed intended for wildlife which
contains
(i) 20-50 ppb aflatoxin requires a prominent statement
similar to, "WARNING: Product contains less than 50 ppb aflatoxin.
Not for lactating dairy animals. Not for human use"; the distributor
may choose to add a statement to the label similar to, "Meets the
Texas Standard for Wildlife Feed" adjacent to the warning statement;
(ii) less than 20 ppb aflatoxin requires no warning
statement nor any statement of aflatoxin content; the distributor
may choose to add a statement to the label similar to, "Product contains
less than 20 ppb aflatoxin" or "Meets the Texas Standard for Wildlife
Feed."
(5) Feed ingredients.
(A) The feed ingredients statement for a commercial
feed shall include the name of each ingredient in the feed or the
collective term for each grouping of feed ingredients contained in
the feed, unless empted under subparagraph (H) of this paragraph.
(B) The name of each ingredient or grouping of ingredients
listed shall be:
(i) the official term for the ingredient or grouping
of ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control
Officials in its official publication, adopted by reference in §61.1
of this title (relating to Definitions);
(ii) the common or usual name for the ingredient; or
(iii) a name approved by the Service.
(C) When a collective term for a group of ingredients
is used on the label of a feed:
(i) individual ingredients within that group shall
not be listed on the label; and
(ii) the Service may require the manufacturer to provide
a listing of the individual ingredients within the group that are
or have been used in the product as distributed in this state.
(D) Tentative definitions for feed ingredients shall
not be used until adopted as an official definition by the Association
of American Feed Control Officials, unless no official definition
exists or the ingredient has a commonly accepted name that requires
no definition (e.g., sugar).
(E) No reference to quality or grade of an ingredient
shall appear in the ingredients statement.
(F) The term "dehydrated" may precede the name of any
product that has been artificially dried.
(G) When the term "iodized" is used in connection with
a feed ingredient, the ingredient shall contain not less than 0.007%
iodine uniformly distributed.
(H) Exemptions:
(i) Carrier ingredients in products used solely as
drug and vitamin premixes need not be named in the ingredients statement
if:
(I) any changes in the carrier will not affect the
purposes of the premix;
(II) the carrier ingredient is recognized by the Service
as being safe;
(III) the carrier will not affect the safety, potency,
or efficacy of the finished product.
(ii) Single ingredient feeds are not required to have
an ingredient statement.
(6) Directions for use and cautionary statements.
(A) All feeds which contain additives which require
restricted distribution to avoid violation of §141.148(a)(2)
or (6) of the Texas Feed Control Act or have been ammoniated for the
purpose of minimizing aflatoxin contamination shall have included
on their label directions for use and cautionary statements which
shall:
(i) be adequate to enable safe and effective use of
the product for its intended purposes by users with no special knowledge
of the purposes and use of such articles; and
(ii) include, but not limited to, all information prescribed
by the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21.
(B) All feeds supplying particular dietary needs or
for supplementing or fortifying the diet or ration with any vitamin,
mineral, or other dietary nutrient or compound shall have included
on their label adequate directions for use and any cautionary statement
necessary for their safe and effective use.
(i) All mixed feeds containing urea or other non-protein
nitrogen products shall have included on their label:
(I) the statement "Warning: (or "Caution.") Use as
Directed" followed by adequate directions for the safe use of the
feed if the equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen in the feed
exceeds one-third of the total crude protein, or more than 8.75% of
the equivalent protein is from non-protein nitrogen; and
(II) a separate maximum guarantee for non-protein nitrogen
originating from the addition of a mineral.
(ii) All mixed feeds containing ammoniated corn, ammoniated
cottonseed, or ammoniated cottonseed meal shall have included on their
labels:
(I) the term "ammoniated corn," "ammoniated cottonseed,"
or "ammoniated cottonseed meal" as separate and distinct entities
in the ingredient statement in the proper order of predominance;
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