Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-5. Labeling
A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:
(a) In the case of a commercial feed, except a customer formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information:
(1) The net weight.
(2) The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed.
(3) The guaranteed analysis stated in any terms that the director by regulation requires to advise the user of the composition of the feed or to support claims made in the labeling. In all cases, the substances or elements must be determinable by laboratory methods such as the method published by the association of official analytical chemists (AOAC).
(4) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. The director by regulation may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or he or she may exempt any commercial feeds, or any group of commercial feeds, from the requirement of an ingredient statement if he or she finds that this statement is not required in the interest of consumers.
(5) The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed.
(6) Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for any other feeds as the director may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(7) Any precautionary statement that the director by regulation determines is necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.
(b) In the case of a customer formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label, invoice, delivery slip, or other shipping document, bearing the following information:
(1) Name and address of the manufacturer.
(2) Name and address of the purchaser.
(3) Date of delivery.
(4) The product name and brand name, if any, and the net weight of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used.
(5) Adequate directions for use for all customer formula feeds containing drugs and for any other feeds as the director may require by regulation as necessary for their safe and effective use.
(6) Any precautionary statements that the director by regulation determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer formula feed.
History of Section.
P.L. 1977, ch. 170, § 2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-5
- Brand name: means any word, name, symbol, or device, or any combination identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or registrant and distinguishing it from that of others. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Commercial feed: means all materials except whole seeds unmixed or physically altered entire unmixed seeds, when not adulterated within the meaning of § 4-2-7, which are distributed for use as feed or for mixing in feed. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Customer formula feed: means commercial feed which consists of a mixture of commercial feeds and/or ingredients each batch of which is manufactured according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- 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 is distributed. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Labeling: means all labels and other written, printed, or graphic matter:
(i) Upon a commercial feed or any of its containers or wrapper; or
(ii) Accompanying that commercial feed. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Manufacture: means to grind, mix, or blend, or further process a commercial feed for distribution. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Person: means individual, partnership, corporation, and association. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3
- Product name: means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use. See Rhode Island General Laws 4-2-3