Current through November, 2024
Section 4-45-8 - Ingredient statement of label(a) Each ingredient shall be specifically named in the ingredient statement except that collective terms may be used in lieu of ingredients listed under the defined group, when two or more of the ingredients listed for the collective name are present.(b) The name of each ingredient shall be one defined as an official name, the common or usual name, or one approved by the department.(c) Collective terms for grouping of ingredients shall be those defined as official names and may be used in lieu of individual ingredients; provided that: (1) When the collective term for a group of ingredients is used on the label, individual ingredients within that group shall not be listed on the label;(2) The collective terms shall be used only in the ingredient statement;(3) The registrant, at time of registration, shall provide the department with an actual list of individual ingredients within the defined group that are used or have been, used in manufacturing the feed;(4) The registrant shall, upon request, provide the feed purchaser and the department with a written list of ingredients in their order of predominance by weight; and(5) Collective terms are not designed to imply equivalent nutritional value and refer only to a general classification of ingredient origin.(d) The ingredients of mixed feeds shall be listed on the label substantially in the order of predominance by weight.(e) The term "dehydrated" may precede the name of any product that has been artificially dried.(f) No reference to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the ingredient statement.(g) The names of all ingredients in the ingredient statement shall be shown in letters of the same size.(h) A single ingredient product, with a brand or product name which is an official name, is not required to have an ingredient statement.[Eff 5/29/81; comp 1/16/84, comp MAR 24 1986] (Auth: HRS § 144-10) (Imp: HRS § 144-4)