Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-41.1

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 21-41.1 - Definitions and terms

(1) The names and definitions for Cornmercial feeds shall be the official definitions of feed ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, except as the secretary designates otherwise in specific cases.

(2) The terms used in reference to Cornmercial feeds shall be the official feed terms adopted by the AAFCO, except as the secretary designates otherwise in specific cases.

(3) The following Cornmodities are hereby declared exempt from the definition of Cornmercial feed, under the provisions of Iowa Code section 198.3(3): raw meat, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks, and hulls when unground and when not mixed or intermixed with other materials, provided that these Cornmodities are not adulterated within the meaning of Iowa Code section 198.7.

(4) Individual chemical Cornpounds and substances are hereby declared exempt from the definition of Cornmercial feed under the provisions of Iowa Code section 198.3(3). It has been determined that these products meet the following criteria:

a. There is an adopted AAFCO definition for the product.

b. The product is either generally recognized as safe (GRAS) or is not covered by a specific FDA regulation.

c. The product is either a naturally occurring product of relatively uniform chemical Cornposition or is manufactured to meet the AAFCO definition of the product.

d. The use of the product in the feed industry constitutes a minor portion of its total industrial use.

e. Small quantities of additives which are intended to impart special desirable characteristics shall be permitted.

f. There is no need or problem of control of this product.

(5) The following substance is hereby declared exempt: loose salt.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 21-41.1