Utah Admin. Code 68-2-5

Current through Bulletin 2025-01, January 1, 2025

Section R68-2-5 - Feed Label Information

(1) A registrant shall label commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, as specified in this section.

(2) The product name and brand name, if any, displayed on the commercial feed label may:

(a) be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and may not be misleading;

(b) state if the name of the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed for a particular animal class shall be suitable for that purpose;

(c) only be in the product name of feeds produced by or for the firm holding the rights to that name and may not have the commercial, registered brand, or trade names in guarantees or ingredient listings;

(d) not contain the name of a commercial feed if the name is derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture to the exclusion of other ingredients and may not represent any components of a mixture unless each component is included in the name;

(e) contain the name of any ingredient or combination of ingredients that are intended to impart a distinctive characteristic to the product that is of significance to the purchaser and may be used as a part of the brand name or product name if the ingredients or combination of ingredients is quantitatively guaranteed in the guaranteed analysis, and the brand or product name is not otherwise false or misleading;

(f) not contain the word "protein" in the product name of a feed that contains added non-protein nitrogen;

(g) state when the name carries a percentage value, it shall be understood to signify protein or equivalent protein content only, even though it may not explicitly modify the percentage with the word "protein," provided that other percentage values may be permitted if they are followed by the proper description and conform to good labeling practice;

(h) not contain digital numbers used in a manner as to be misleading or confusing to the customer;

(i) allow single ingredient feeds to have a product name that conforms with the designated definition of feed ingredients as recognized by the Official Publication or unless the department designates otherwise;

(j) contain the word "vitamin," or a contraction, or any word suggesting vitamin can be used only in the name of a feed that is represented to be a vitamin supplement, and labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared, as specified in Subsection R68-2-6(3);

(k) contain the term "mineralized" which may not be used in the name of a feed except for "TRACE MINERALIZED SALT," if the product contains significant amounts of trace minerals that are recognized as essential for animal nutrition;

(l) contain the terms "meat" and "meat by-products" if qualified to designate the animal from which the meat and meat by-products are derived unless the meat and meat by-products are made from cattle, swine, sheep, and goats; or

(m) contain the words, "Raw (blank) Milk" that shall appear conspicuously on the principal display panel with "blank" completed with the species of animal from which the raw milk is collected, if the commercial feed consists of raw milk.

(3) If a drug is used in the commercial feed, the label shall include:

(a) the word "medicated" and it shall appear directly following and below the product name in type size no smaller than one-half the type size of the product name;

(b) a purpose statement as required in Subsection R68-2-5(4);

(c) the purpose of medication or claim statement; and

(d) an active ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their established name and the amounts in accordance with Subsection R68-2-6(4).

(4) The purpose statement on the commercial feed label may:

(a)

(i) contain the specific species and animal classes for which the feed is intended as defined in Subsection R68-2-5(5); and

(ii) if applicable, a description by the manufacturer of the defined animal class, species, and purpose in a more specific and common language that is consistent with the category of an animal class defined in Subsection R68-2-5(5), including weight ranges, sex, or ages of the animals for which the feed is manufactured;

(b) be excluded from the label if the product name includes a description of the species and animal class for which the product is intended;

(c) exclude the animal class and species for a premix of the manufacture of feed, and state "For Further Manufacture of Feed" if the nutrients contained in the premix are guaranteed and sufficient for formulation into various animal species feeds and premix specifications are provided by the end user of the premix;

(d) exclude the animal class and species and state "For Further Manufacture of Feed" of a single purpose ingredient blend, such as a blend of animal protein products, milk products, fat products, roughage products, or molasses products, if the label guarantees the nutrients contained in the single purpose nutrient blend are sufficient to provide for formulation into various animal species feeds;

(e) include a statement of enzyme functionality if an enzymatic activity is represented in any manner;

(f) state the terms "Single Ingredient Feed", "Feed Ingredient " or "For Further Manufacture of Feed, " for single ingredient feed, although the manufacturer of a single ingredient feed or feed ingredient shall have flexibility in describing in more specific and common language the intended use of the feed ingredient dependent on species and class; or

(g) include the words "treat" or "snack" and the intended species conspicuously on the principal display panel for a feed intended as a treat for a designated species, such as exclusive of pets and specialty pets.

(5) The sequence of nutritional guarantees that must be stated on a commercial feed label, when a guarantee is stated, shall be:

(a) crude protein;

(b) equivalent crude protein from Non-Protein Nitrogen (NPN);

(c) amino acids;

(d) crude fat;

(e) crude fiber;

(f) acid detergent fiber (ADF);

(g) neutral detergent fiber (NDF);

(h) calcium;

(i) phosphorus;

(j) salt;

(k) sodium; and

(l) any other required or voluntary guarantees shall follow a general format that ensures the units of measure used to express guarantees such as percentage, parts per million (ppm), or international units, are listed in a sequence that provides a consistent grouping of the units of measure.

(6) The label may not state an individual nutrient guarantee if listed as exempt in Subsection R68-2-5(5)(e).

(7) The label shall state the guaranteed analysis as listed in Tables 1-10 of this rule for the specific animal class or species for which the feed is intended.

Table 1 Required Guarantees for Swine Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Prestarter: 2-11 pounds; (2) Starter: 11-44 pounds (3) Grower: 44 to 110 pounds; (4) Finisher: 110 pounds to market weight; (5) Gilts, sows, and adult boars; and (6) Lactating gilts and sows.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum

Table 2 Required Guarantees Formula Poultry Feeds for Layers, Broilers, Turkeys, and Breeders
Animal Class/Species	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Layers: Chickens that are grown to produce eggs for food, for example, table eggs:
(a) starter or growing: from day of hatch to approximately 10 weeks of age; (b) finisher: from approximately 10 weeks of age to time first egg is produced, approximately 20 weeks of age; (c) laying: from time first egg is laid throughout the time of egg production; (d) breeders: (i) chickens that produce fertile eggs for hatch replacement layers to produce eggs for food, table eggs; and (ii) from time first egg is laid throughout their productive cycle.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Methionine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
(2) Broilers: Chickens that are grown for human food:
(a) starter or growing: from day of hatch to approximately 5 weeks of age; (b) finisher: from approximately 5 weeks of age to desired market weight, 42-52 days; (c) breeders: hybrid strains of chickens whose offspring are grown for human food or broilers, at any age and either sex.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Methionine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
(3) Broilers, Breeders: Chickens whose offspring are grown for human food, broilers:
(a) starting or growing: from day of hatch until approximately 10 weeks of age; (b) finishing: from approximately 10 weeks of age to time first egg is produced, approximately 20 weeks of age; (c) laying: fertile egg producing chickens, broilers or roasters, from day of first egg throughout the time fertile eggs are produced.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Methionine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
(4) Turkeys:
(a) starter or growing: grown for human food from day of hatch to approximately 13 weeks of age for females and 16 weeks of age for males; (b) finisher: grown for human food, females from approximately 13 weeks of age to approximately 17 weeks of age; males from 16 weeks of age to 20 weeks of age, or desired market weight;	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Methionine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium; only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
(c) laying: female turkeys that are producing eggs; from first egg is produced, throughout the time they are producing eggs; (d) breeder: grown to produce fertile eggs, from day of hatch to time first egg is produced, approximately 30 weeks of age, both sexes.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Lysine	Minimum
	Methionine	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max

Table 3 Required Guarantees for Beef Cattle Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Calves: birth to weaning. (2) Cattle on pasture: may be specific as to production stage such as stocker, feeder, replacement heifers, brood cows, bulls; and (3) Feedlot cattle.	Complete Feeds and Supplements
	Crude protein	Minimum
	Equivalent crude protein from NPN, when added	Maximum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Potassium	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, International Units per Pound, if added	Minimum
	Mineral Feeds, if added
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Magnesium	Minimum
	Potassium	Minimum
	Copper, in ppm	Minimum
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Zinc, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, International Units per pound	Minimum

Table 4 Required Guarantees for Dairy Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Veal milk replacer; and (2) Herd milk replacer.
	Crude protein	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum
(1) Starter; (2) Non-lactating dairy cattle including: replacement dairy heifers, dairy bulls, and dairy calves;. (3) Lactating dairy cows; and (4) Dry dairy cows.	Complete Feeds and Supplements
	Crude protein	Minimum
	Equivalent crude protein from NPN, when added	Maximum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	ADF	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum
	Mixing and Pasture Mineral, if added
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Magnesium	Minimum
	Potassium	Minimum
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than the precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound	Minimum

Table 5 Required Guarantees for Equine Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Growing; (2) Broodmare; (3) Maintenance; and (4) Performance, including stallions.	Complete Feeds and Supplements
	Crude Protein	Minimum
	Crude Fat	Minimum
	Crude Fiber	Maximum
	ADF	Maximum
	NDF	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Copper, in ppm, if added	Minimum
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Zinc, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than the precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum
	Mineral Feeds
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Sodium	Min/Max
	Copper, in ppm, if added	Minimum
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Zinc, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum

Table 6 Required Guarantees for Goat Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Starter; (2) Grower; (3) Finisher; (4) Breeder; and (5) Lactating.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Equivalent crude protein from NPN, when added	Maximum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	ADF	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Copper, in ppm, if added	Min/Max
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum

Table 7 Required Guarantees for Sheep Formula Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentages
(1) Starter; (2) Grower; (3) Finisher; (4) Breeder; and (5) Lactating.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Equivalent crude protein from NPN, when added	Maximum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Copper, in ppm	Min/Max
	Selenium, in ppm	Minimum
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per pound, if added	Minimum

Table 8 Required Guarantees for Duck and Geese Formula Feeds
Animal Class/Species	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Ducks:
(a) starter: 0-3 weeks; (b) grower: 3-6 weeks; (c) finisher: 6 weeks to market; (d) breeder developer: 8 to 19 weeks of age; and (e) breeder: 22 weeks to end of lay.	Crude Protein	Minimum
	Crude Fat	Minimum
	Crude Fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
(2) Geese:
(a) starter: 0-4 weeks; (b) grower: 4-8 weeks; (c) finisher: 8 weeks to market; (d) breeder developer: 10-22 weeks; and (e) breeder.	Crude Protein	Minimum
	Crude Fat	Minimum
	Crude Fiber	Maximum
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max

Table 9 Required guarantees for Fish, Rabbits, and Treats
Animal Class/Species	Guaranteed Analysis Complete Feeds and Supplements	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Fish:
(a) species declared in lieu of animal class: (i) trout; (ii) catfish; or (iii) species other than trout or catfish.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Phosphorus	Minimum
(2) Rabbit:
(a) grower: 4 to 12 weeks of age; and (b) breeder: 12 weeks of age and over.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber, may not exceed min by more than 5.0 units	Min/Max
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Vitamin A, other than precursors of Vitamin A, in International Units per oud, if added	Minimum
(3) Treats:
(a) any other animal class or species;	Crude protein	Minimum
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Other guarantees to support claims	As needed to support nutritional claims as per labeling and expression of guarantees requirements listed in this rule.
(b) pets and specialty pets; or	Reserved	Reserved
(c) home produced.	Exempt	Exempt

Table 10 Required Guarantees for Grain Mixtures, With or Without Molasses and Other Feeds
Animal Class	Guaranteed Analysis	Min/Max Percentage
(1) Animal class or species for which the product is intended.	Crude protein	Minimum
	Equivalent crude protein from NPN, when added	Min/Max
	Crude fat	Minimum
	Crude fiber	Maximum
	Minerals in formula feeds, in the following order:
	Calcium	Min/Max
	Phosphorus	Minimum
	Salt, if added	Min/Max
	Total sodium, only if it exceeds max salt	Min/Max
	Other Minerals
	(2) The following shall also be listed as required in this rule:
	(a) minerals in feed ingredients as specified by AAFCO definitions;
	(b) vitamins per Section R68-2-6;
	(c) total sugars as invert on dried molasses products or products being sold primarily for their sugar content; and
	(d) viable lactic acid producing microorganisms for use in silages in terms specified in this rule.

(8)

(a) The label shall state a commercial feed, vitamin or mineral premix, base mix, which intends to provide a specialized nutritional source for use in the manufacture of other feeds, its intended purpose and guarantee the nutrients relevant to the stated purpose.

(b) Article II of AAFCO's "Criteria for Labeling Nutritional Indicators" may not apply to the label guarantees for these specialized commercial feeds.

(9) Exemptions for guarantees stated on the label, includes:

(a) a mineral guarantee for feed, excluding those feeds manufactured as complete feeds and for feed supplements intended to be mixed with grain to produce a complete feed for swine, poultry, fish, and veal and herd milk replacers, is not required when the feed or feed ingredient:

(i) is not intended or represented or does not serve as a principal source of that mineral to the animal; or

(ii) is intended for non-food producing animals and contains less than 6.5% total mineral.

(b) guarantees for vitamins are not required when the commercial feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement;

(c) guarantees for crude protein, crude fat, and or crude fiber are not required when the commercial feed is intended for purposes other than to furnish one or more of these substances or one or more are of minor significance relative to the primary purpose of the product, such as drug premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements, and molasses;

(d) guarantees for microorganisms are not required when the commercial feed is intended for a purpose other than to furnish these substances or they are of minor significance relating to the primary purpose of the product, and no specific label claims are made; and

(e) the indication for animal class, or classes, and species is not required on single ingredient products if the ingredient is not intended, represented, or defined for a specific animal class or species.

(10) The label shall state feed ingredients, collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients, or appropriate statements that are listed by ensuring:

(a) the name of each ingredient as defined in the Official Publication, common or usual name, or one approved by the department; or

(b) any collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients as defined in the Official Publication in lieu of the individual ingredients, provided that:

(i) when a collective term for a group of ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group may not be listed on the label; and

(ii) the manufacturer provides to the department, upon request, a list of individual ingredients, within a defined group, which are or have been used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into the state; and

(c)

(i) the registrant may affix the statement, "Ingredients as registered with the State" in lieu of the ingredient list on the label; and

(ii) the list of ingredients shall be on file with the department and shall be made available to the feed purchaser upon request.

(11) The label for commercial feed shall display directions for use and precautionary statements, or reference to their location if the detailed feeding directions and precautionary statements required by Sections R68-2-8 and R68-2-9 appear elsewhere on the label.

(12) Name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed displayed on the commercial feed label shall include:

(a) the principal mailing address including the street address, city, state, and zip code; and

(b) the street address may be omitted if it is readily displayed on relevant hard copy or the principal website.

(13)

(a) The commercial feed label shall display the net weight or net quantity declared in terms of weight, liquid measure, or count, based on applicable requirements of Section R70-910-3.

(b) Net quantity labeled in terms of weight shall be expressed both in pounds, with any remainder in terms of ounces or common or decimal fractions of the pound and in appropriate SI metric system units; or in the case of liquid measure, both in the largest whole unit, quarts, quarts and pints, or pints, with any remainder in terms of fluid ounces or common or decimal fractions of the pint or quart and in appropriate Si metric system units.

(c) When the declaration of quantity of contents by count does not give adequate information as to the quantity of feed in the container, it shall be combined with such statement of weight, liquid measure, or size of the individual units as will provide such information.

Utah Admin. Code R68-2-5

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-21, effective 10/24/2024