Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 2702 - Drug and Food Additive Guarantees
Drugs and food additives in commercial feed shall be guaranteed in percentage except:
(a) Drugs, where the statement of dosage is in milligrams, shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.
(b) Antibiotics shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound, except as required by subsection (c).
(c) Commercial feed containing antibiotics in amounts less than 2,000 grams per ton of feed shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per ton; or if present in amounts more than 2,000 grams per ton shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per pound of feed.
(d) Vitamin A shall be guaranteed in International Units (I.U.) per pound.
(e) Vitamin D shall be stated in International Units (I.U.) per pound.
(f) Vitamin E shall be guaranteed in International Units (I.U.) per pound.
(g) All other vitamins shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.
(h) All guarantees for vitamin content shall be stated as true vitamins, not compounds. Vitamin K shall be guaranteed as Menadione. The actual form of the vitamin added may be stated as the true vitamin (examples include D-Activated Animal Sterol, Vitamin A Acetate, A-Tocopherol Acetate) or as other commonly recognized terms (examples include Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement).
(i) When stated, guarantees for minimum and maximum total sodium and salt; minimum potassium, magnesium, sulfur, and phosphorous; and maximum fluorine shall be in terms of percentage. Other minimum mineral guarantees shall be stated in parts per million (ppm) when the concentration is less than 10,000 ppm and in percentage when the concentration is 10,000 ppm (one percent) or greater.
(j) Products labeled with a quantity statement (e.g., tablets, capsules, granules) may state mineral and vitamin guarantees in milligrams per unit consistent with the quantity statement and directions for use.
(k) Guarantees for lysine, methionine and other amino acids shall be in terms of percentage.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14903, 14991 and 14992(e), Food and Agricultural Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 14903, 14991 and 14992(e), Food and Agricultural Code.
2. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (j) filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
4. Repealer of subsections (d) and (f), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (d), (e) and (h) filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
5. Amendment of subsections (d)-(e) and new subsections (i)-(k) filed 11-12-2024 as an emergency; operative 11-12-2024 (Register 2024, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-12-2025 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
6. Amendment of subsections (d)-(e) and new subsections (i)-(k) refiled 5-12-2025 as an emergency; operative
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Drugs and food additives in commercial feed shall be guaranteed in percentage except:
(a) Drugs, where the statement of dosage is in milligrams, shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.
(b) Antibiotics shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound, except as required by subsection (c).
(c) Commercial feed containing antibiotics in amounts less than 2,000 grams per ton of feed shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per ton; or if present in amounts more than 2,000 grams per ton shall be labeled to show the grams of antibiotic per pound of feed.
(d) Vitamin A shall be guaranteed in International United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) units per pound.
(e) Vitamin D shall be stated in International or United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) units per pound.
(f) Vitamin E shall be guaranteed in International Units (I.U.) per pound.
(g) All other vitamins shall be guaranteed in milligrams per pound.
(h) All guarantees for vitamin content shall be stated as true vitamins, not compounds. Vitamin K shall be guaranteed as Menadione. The actual form of the vitamin added may be stated as the true vitamin (examples include D-Activated Animal Sterol, Vitamin A Acetate, A-Tocopherol Acetate) or as other commonly recognized terms (examples include Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement).
Notes
2. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (j) filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
4. Repealer of subsections (d) and (f), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (d), (e) and (h) filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 14902, Food and Agricultural
2. Amendment of subsections (d) and (j) filed 7-2-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 27).
3. Amendment of subsection (j) filed 9-10-91; operative 10-10-91 (Register 92, No. 2).
4. Repealer of subsections (d) and (f), subsection relettering, and amendment of newly designated subsections (d), (e) and (h) filed 7-17-97; operative 8-16-97 (Register 97, No. 29).