Current through November, 2024
Section 4-45-2 - Brand and product names(a) If the brand or product name indicates the feed is made for a specific user the character of the feed must conform to this use.(b) Commercial/ registered brand, or trade names are not permitted in guaranteed or ingredient listings.(c) A brand or product name of a commercial mixed feed shall not be derived from one or more ingredients of the mixture to the exclusion of other ingredients, unless all ingredients are included in the name; except as otherwise provided in subsections (d) and (e), section 4-45-12, or chapter 144, Hawaii Revised Statutes.(d) The word "vitamin" or a contraction of any word suggesting vitamin can be used only in the brand name of a feed which is represented to be a vitamin supplement and is labeled with the minimum content of each vitamin declared, as specified in section 4-45-3(d).(e) The term "mineralized" shall not be used in the brand name of a feed, except for the term "trace mineralized salt". When used, the product must contain significant amounts of trace minerals which are recognized as essential for animal nutrition.(f) When the brand name carries an unqualified percentage value, the value shall be understood to signify protein content. When a percentage value in the brand name is intended to represent the amount of any other component, the value shall be followed by a proper description.[Eff 5/29/81; and comp 1/16/84; am and MAR 24 1986] (Auth: HRS § 144-10) (Imp: HRS § 144-4)