Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 2702

Current through Register 2025 Notice Reg. No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 2702 - Drug and Food Additive Guarantees

Drugs and food additives in commercial feed shall be guaranteed in percentage except:

(a) Drugs, where the statement of dosage is in milligrams, shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.

(b) Antibiotics shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound, except as required by subsection (c).

(c) Commercial feed containing antibiotics in amounts less than 2,000 grams per ton of feed shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per ton; or if present in amounts more than 2,000 grams per ton shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per pound of feed.

(d) Vitamin A shall be guaranteed in International United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) units per pound.

(e) Vitamin D shall be stated in International or United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) units per pound.

(f) Vitamin E shall be guaranteed in International Units (I.U.) per pound.

(g) All other vitamins shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.

(h) All guarantees for vitamin content shall be stated as true vitamins, not compounds. Vitamin K shall be guaranteed as Menadione. The actual form of the vitamin added may be stated as the true vitamin (examples include D-Activated Animal Sterol, Vitamin A Acetate, A-Tocopherol Acetate) or as other commonly recognized terms (examples include Vitamin D₃ Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement).

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 2702

1. Amendment filed 11-4-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 45).
2. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (j) filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
4. Repealer of subsections (d) and (f), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (d), (e) and (h) filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14903, 14991 and 14992(e), Food and Agricultural Code.

1. Amendment filed 11-4-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 45).
2. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (j) filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
4. Repealer of subsections (d) and (f), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (d), (e) and (h) filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).