WAC 16-250-064

(1) The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, shall be the common or usual name and conform to the following:

(a) Is defined:

(i) In the Official Feed Terms, Common or Usual Ingredient Names and Ingredient Definitions as published in the AAFCO Official Publication or Common Food Index; or

(ii) In Title 9 and 31 if the Code of Federal Regulations;

(b) Has been marketed prior to 1958 which are commercially available and suitable for use in animal food (common food for animals may include common human foods that are known to be safe for the intended use; or

(c) Has been approved by the department.

(2) The name of each ingredient must be shown in letters or type of the same size.

(3) No reference to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the INGREDIENT STATEMENT of a feed.

(4) The term "dehydrated" may precede the name of any product that has been artificially dried.

(5) A single ingredient product defined by the Association of American Feed Control Officials is not required to have an INGREDIENT STATEMENT.

(6) Tentative definitions for ingredients shall not be used until adopted as official, unless no official definition exists or the ingredient has a common accepted name that requires no definition, (i.e., sugar).

(7) When the word "iodized" is used in connection with a feed ingredient, the feed ingredient shall contain not less than 0.007 percent iodine, uniformly distributed.

(8) Ingredients on LABELS must be listed in descending order by weight.

(9) The INGREDIENT STATEMENT must not contain commercial, copyrighted, brand, or trade names.

(10) The term "degermed" must precede the name of any product from which germs were wholly or partially removed.

(11) If a drug is used, the drug does not have to be listed in the INGREDIENT STATEMENT. However, the drug name is required to be listed on the LABEL.

(12) Each carrier shall be listed in the INGREDIENT STATEMENT on the LABEL unless it meets the criteria for an incidental ingredient (21 C.F.R. 501.100(a)(3)).