Idaho § 25-2705 - Labeling

§ 25-2705. Labeling

A commercial feed shall be labeled as follows:

(1) A commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, offered for sale or sold or otherwise distributed in this state in bags, barrels, or other containers shall have placed on or affixed to the container in written or printed form, a label bearing the following information:

(a) A quantity statement specifying the net weight (may be stated parenthetically in metric units in addition to the required avoirdupois), or net volume (liquid or dry). If appropriate, unit count may be used.

(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 director, 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) The common or usual name of each ingredient used in the manufacture of the commercial feed: provided that the director, by rule, may permit the use of a collective term for a group of ingredients which perform a similar function, or the director may exempt such commercial feeds, or any group thereof, from this requirement of an ingredient statement if the director finds that such 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 director may require, by rule, as necessary for their safe and effective use.

(g) Such precautionary statements as the director, by rule, determines are necessary for the safe and effective use of the commercial feed.

(2) Product sold in bulk may include the label with shipment of the commercial feed, to be provided to the consumer upon delivery.

(3) A customer-formula feed 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 net weight (may be stated parenthetically in metric units in addition to the required avoirdupois), net volume (liquid or dry) of each commercial feed and other ingredients used in the mixture.

(e) Adequate directions for use for all customer-formula feeds containing drugs and for such other feeds as the director may require, by rule, as necessary for their safe and effective use.

(f) The directions for use and precautionary statements as required by rule.

(g) If a drug-containing product is used:

(i) The purpose of the medication (claim statement).

(ii) The established name of each active drug ingredient and the level of each drug used in the final mixture expressed in accordance with rule.