Section 2780 - Cottonseed Products(a) Ammoniated Cottonseed Meal (21 CFR 573.140) is obtained by the treatment of cottonseed meal with anhydrous ammonia until a pressure of 50 pounds per square inch gauge is reached. It is to be used in the feed of ruminants as a source of protein and/or as the sole source of non-protein nitrogen in an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the total ration. The label of the additive and of any feed additive supplement, feed additive concentrate, or feed additive premix prepared therefrom, must contain the following information in addition to any other required information:(1) The name of the additive.(2) The maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen.(3) Directions for use to provide not more than 20 percent of the additive in the total ration and a prominent statement: "Warning -- This feed should be used only in accordance with the directions furnished on the label."(b) Cotton Plant By-Product is the residue from the ginning of cotton. It consists of cotton burrs, leaves, stems, lint, immature seeds, and sand and/or dirt. It shall not contain more than 38 percent crude fiber, nor more than 15 percent ash. It must be labeled with minimum guarantees for crude protein and crude fat, and maximum guarantees for crude fiber and ash. If it contains more than 15.0 percent ash, the words "sand and/or dirt" must appear in the product name.(c) Cottonseed Cake, Mechanical Extracted, is the unground product composed of the kernel and such portions of the lint, hull, and oil as remain after removal of most of the oil from cottonseed by a mechanical process. It must contain not less than 36 percent crude protein. The words "Mechanical Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(d) Cottonseed Flakes, Mechanical Extracted, is the unground product, composed of the kernel and such portions of the lint, hull, and oil as remain after removal of the oil from cottonseed by a mechanical extraction process. It must contain not less than 36 percent crude protein. The words "Mechanical Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(e) Cottonseed Flakes, Solvent Extracted, is the unground product, composed of the kernel and such portions of the lint, hull, and oil as remain after removal of the oil from cottonseed by a solvent extraction process. It must contain not less than 36 percent crude protein. The words "Solvent Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(f) Cottonseed Hulls consist primarily of the outer covering of the cottonseed.(g) Cottonseed Meal, Mechanical Extracted, is the product obtained by finely grinding the cake, which remains after removal of most of the oil from cottonseed by a mechanical extraction process. It must contain not less than 36 percent crude protein. It may contain an inert, non-toxic conditioning agent either nutritive or non-nutritive or any combination thereof, to reduce caking and improve flowability in an amount not to exceed that necessary to accomplish its intended effect and in no case exceed 0.5 percent. The name of the conditioning agent must be shown as an added ingredient. The words "Mechanical Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(h) Cottonseed Meal, Solvent Extracted, is the product obtained by finely grinding the flakes, which remain after removal of most of the oil from cottonseed by a solvent extraction process. It must contain not less than 36 percent crude protein. It may contain an inert, non-toxic conditioning agent either nutritive or non-nutritive or any combination thereof, to reduce caking and improve flowability in an amount not to exceed that necessary to accomplish its intended effect and in no case exceed 0.5 percent. The name of the conditioning agent must be shown as an added ingredient. The words "Solvent Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(i) Cottonseed Screenings is obtained in the commercial delinting and processing of cottonseeds for planting purposes. It consists of lint, stems, leaves, small and immature seeds, sand and/or dirt. It must contain a minimum of 12 percent crude protein and not more than 30 percent crude fiber. It must be labeled with minimum guarantees for crude protein and crude fat, and maximum guarantees for crude fiber and ash. If it contains more than 6.5 percent ash, the words "sand" and/or "dirt" must appear in the product name.(j) Cracked or Ground Pima is pima cottonseed that has been processed but from which the oil has not been extracted. It shall be labeled to include the maximum percent ash. It shall contain not more than three (3.0) percent free fatty acids in the oil. It shall contain not more than 13.0 percent moisture and not more than two (2.0) percent foreign material. It shall be labeled to include the maximum percent ash.(k) Low Gossypol Cottonseed Meal, Mechanical Extracted, is a meal in which the gossypol is not more than 0.04 percent free gossypol. The words "Mechanical Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(l) Low Gossypol Cottonseed Meal, Solvent Extracted, is a meal in which the gossypol is not more than 0.04 percent free gossypol. The words "solvent extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.(m) Prime Whole Cottonseed is seed remaining after the removal of fiber in the ginning process. It shall contain not more than three (3.0) percent free fatty acids in the oil. It shall contain not more than 13.0 percent moisture and not more than two (2.0) percent foreign material. It shall be labeled to include the maximum percent ash.(n) Whole Cottonseed is seed remaining after removal of fiber in the ginning process. It shall contain not more than 15.0 percent free fatty acids in the oil. It shall contain not more than 13.0 percent moisture and not more than two (2.0) percent foreign material. It shall be labeled to include the maximum percent ash.(o) Whole-Pressed Cottonseed, Mechanical Extracted, is composed of sound, mature, clean, delinted, and unhulled cottonseed, from which most of the oil has been removed by mechanical pressure. It must be designated and sold by its crude protein content. If ground, it must be so designated. The words "Mechanical Extracted" are not required when listing as an ingredient in a manufactured feed.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 2780
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14992 and 15011, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. New section filed 11-12-2024 as an emergency; operative 11/12/2024 (Register 2024, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-12-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.