198.5 - LABELING. - Iowa Statutes

198.5 LABELING. A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows: 1. In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: a. The net weight. b. The product name and the brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. c. The guaranteed analysis stated in such terms as the secretary by rule determines is required 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 methods published by the association of official analytical chemists. d. An ingredient statement containing the common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed. However, the secretary by rule may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or the secretary may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group of them, from this requirement if the secretary finds that a statement is not required in the interest of consumers. e. The name and principal mailing address of the manufacturer or the person responsible for distributing the commercial feed. f. Adequate directions for use for all commercial feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the secretary may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use. g. Such precautionary statements as the secretary by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed. 2. 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: a. Name and address of the manufacturer. b. Name and address of the purchaser. c. Date of delivery. d. The product name and brand name, if any, and the net weight of each commercial feed used in the mixture, and the net weight of each other ingredient used. e. Adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the secretary may require by rule as necessary for their safe and effective use. f. Such precautionary statements as the secretary by rule determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the customer-formula feed. g. If a drug-containing product is used, information relating to the purpose of the medication in the form of a claim statement, plus the established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture.          Section History: Early Form [S13, § 5077-a6, -a7; SS15, § 5077-a6, -a7; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3114--3116; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 198.2, 198.5, 198.6; C66, 71, 73, § 198.6; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 198.5]          Section History: Recent Form 90 Acts, ch 1165, §6, 7; 91 Acts, ch 97, §25 Referred to in § 198.6