Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1705 – Labeling
(a) Any commercial feed distributed in this State shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information:
(1) The quantity statement;
(2) The product name and brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed;
(3) The guaranteed analysis of the commercial feed, listing the minimum percentage of crude protein, minimum percentage of crude fat, and maximum percentage of crude fiber. For all mineral feeds and for those commercial feeds containing a level of added mineral ingredients established by regulation, the list shall include the following, if added: Minimum and maximum percentages of calcium (Ca), minimum percentage of phosphorus (P), minimum percentage of iodine (I), and minimum percentage of salt (NaCl). Other substances or elements, determinable by laboratory methods, may be guaranteed by permission of the Department. When any items are guaranteed, they shall be subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the methods and regulations that may be prescribed by the Department. The Department may by regulation designate certain commercial feeds which need not be labeled to show guarantees for crude protein, crude fat, and crude fiber;
(4) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed, except as the Department may, by regulation, permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients all of which perform the same function. An ingredient statement is not required for single standardized ingredient feeds which are officially defined;
(5) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or person responsible for distributing the commercial feed;
(6) If a drug containing product is used, the label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document must contain the following:
a. Directions for safe and effective use;
b. The purpose of the medication (claim statement); and
c. The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1705
- Brand name: means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Commercial feed: means all materials or combination of materials which are distributed for the use as feed or for mixing in feed, for animals and cultured aquatic stock other than man except:
- Customer-formula feed: means a mixture of commercial feeds or materials each batch of which mixture is mixed according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser, or contract feeder. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Drug: means any article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in animals other than humans; and articles other than commercial feed intended to affect the structure or any function of the animal body. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Feed ingredient: means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Label: means a display of written, printed or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed or customer-formula feed is distributed. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Manufacture: means to grind, mix, or blend, or further process a commercial or customer-formula feed for distribution. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- percentage: means percentage by weight. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and other entities. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Product name: means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class or specific use and distinguishes it from all other products bearing the same brand name. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- Quantity statement: means the net weight (mass), liquid measure, or count. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- sale: includes exchange. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 1703
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) When a commercial feed is distributed in this State in bags or other containers, the label shall be placed on or affixed to the container; when a commercial feed is distributed in bulk, the label shall accompany delivery and be furnished to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
(c) A customer-formula feed shall be accompanied by an invoice, label, delivery slip, or other shipping document bearing the following information:
(1) Name and address of the mixer;
(2) Name and address of the purchaser;
(3) Date of sale;
(4) The product name and brand name, if any, and number of pounds of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture and the name and number of pounds of each other feed ingredient added;
(5) If a drug containing product is used:
a. Directions for safe and effective use;
b. The purpose of the medication (claim statement);
c. The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture.
(d) [Repealed.]
3 Del. C. 1953, § ?1705; 56 Del. Laws, c. 69; 57 Del. Laws, c. 764, § ?8; 83 Del. Laws, c. 98, § 1;