1 CRR-NY 257.2NY-CRR

STATE COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
CHAPTER VI. FOOD CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER C. FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS (ARTICLE 17 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW)
PART 257. MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COMMERCIAL FEED
1 CRR-NY 257.2
1 CRR-NY 257.2
257.2 Label format.
Any commercial feed shall be labeled with the information prescribed in the law or this Part on the principal display panel of the product and in the following general format:
(a) Net weight.
(b) Product name and brand name, if any.
(c) If any drug is used in or on such feed:
(1) the word “medicated” shall appear directly following and below the product name in type size no smaller than one half the type size of the product name;
(2) the purpose of the drug (claim statement);
(3) the direction for use and precautionary statement or reference to its location if such direction or statement is required by section 257.6 or 257.7 of this Part;
(4) an active drug ingredient statement listing the active drug ingredients by their established names and the amounts in accordance with section 257.4(d) of this Part;
(d) The guaranteed analysis of the feed as required by this Part, including the following items, unless exempted in paragraph (8) of this subdivision, and in the order listed:
(1) minimum percentage of crude protein;
(2) minimum (or where applicable, maximum) percentage of equivalent protein from non- protein nitrogen as required in section 257.4(e) of this Part;
(3) minimum percentage of crude fat;
(4) maximum percentage of crude fiber;
(5) minerals, to include, in the following order:
(i) minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca);
(ii) minimum percentage of phosphorus (P);
(iii) minimum and maximum percentages of salt (NaCl); and
(iv) any other minerals;
(6) vitamins in such terms as required in section 257.4(c) of this Part;
(7) total sugars expressed as invert on dried molasses products or products being sold primarily for their molasses content;
(8) exemptions:
(i) no guarantee for any mineral is required when there is no specific label claim and when the feed contains less than 6½ percent of mineral elements;
(ii) no guarantee for any vitamin is required when the feed is neither formulated for nor represented in any manner as a vitamin supplement;
(iii) no guarantee for crude protein, crude fat or crude fiber is required when the feed is intended for purposes other than to furnish these substances or they are of minor significance in relation to the primary purpose of the product, such as drug premixes, mineral or vitamin supplements, and molasses.
(e) Feed ingredients, collective terms for a group of feed ingredients, or appropriate statements as provided under the provisions of section 130(d) of the law. Collective terms for the grouping of feed ingredients as defined in the official definitions of said ingredients in the official publication of AAFCO in lieu of the individual ingredients, provided that:
(1) when a collective term for a group of ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group shall not be listed on the label;
(2) the manufacturer shall provide the commissioner or his authorized representative, upon request, with a listing of individual ingredients, within a defined group, that are or have been used at manufacturing facilities distributing in or into the State.
(f) Name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the feed. The principal mailing address shall include the street address, city, State and zip code; however, the street address may be omitted if it is shown in the current city directory or telephone directory.
(g) The information required by section 130(1)(a)-(e) of the law shall appear in its entirety on one side of the label or container. The information required by section 130(1)(f) and (g) of the law shall be displayed in a prominent place on the label or container but not necessarily on the same side as the above information. When the information required by section 130(1)(f) and (g) is placed on a different side of the label or container, it shall be referenced on the front side with a statement such as “see back of label for directions for use”. None of the information required by section 130 of the law shall be subordinated or obscured by other statements or designs.
1 CRR-NY 257.2
Current through August 31, 2021
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