§ 325 -   Labeling

§ 325. Labeling

(a) A commercial feed except a customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:

(1) the net weight;

(2) the product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed;

(3) the guaranteed analysis as required by rule in section 329 of this title;

(4) the common, usual name or collective term of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed;

(5) the name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;

(6) adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the secretary may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use; and

(7) precautionary statements required to assure the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.

(b) Customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing the following information:

(1) name and address of the manufacturer;

(2) name and address of the purchaser;

(3) date of delivery;

(4) the name of each commercial feed and each other ingredient used in the mixture;

(5) adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the secretary may require by rule to assure their safe and effective use;

(6) the direction for use and precautionary statements;

(7) when a drug-containing product is used:

(A) the purpose of the medication or a claim statement; and

(B) the established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture; and

(8) the guaranteed analysis as required by rule pursuant to section 329 of this title.

(c) For purposes of labeling customer-formula feeds the guaranteed analysis is not required when:

(1) one or more of the ingredients are provided to the manufacturer by the final purchaser; or

(2) the manufacturer uses a guaranteed analysis provided by the final purchaser as part of the specific instructions for blending a customer-formula feed. (Added 1985, No. 126 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1993, No. 13, §§ 1, 2; 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003.)