NAC587.540. Content guarantees: Vitamins.  


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  • Guarantees for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds and feed supplements, when made, must be stated on the label in milligrams per pound of feed, except that:

         1. Vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, must be stated in USP units per pound.

         2. Vitamin D, in products offered for poultry feeding, must be stated in International Chick Units per pound.

         3. Vitamin D for other uses must be stated in USP units per pound.

         4. Vitamin E must be stated in International USP units per pound.

         5. Guarantees for vitamin content on the label of a commercial feed must state the guarantee as true vitamins, not compounds, with the exception of the compounds, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Choline Chloride, Thiamine and d-Pantothenic Acid.

         6. Oils and premixes containing vitamin A or vitamin D, or both, may be labeled to show vitamin content in terms of units per gram.

     [Dep’t of Agriculture Reg., 87.73, eff. 10-1-74]