WAC 16-252-072   Expression of guarantees -- Minerals in specialty pet food.  (1) Mineral guarantees in specialty pet food:

     (a) When the calcium, salt, and sodium guarantees are given in the guaranteed analysis, they must be stated and conform to the following:

     (i) When the minimum is below two and one-half percent, the maximum must not exceed the minimum by more than one-half percentage point.

     (ii) When the minimum is two and one-half percent but less than five percent, the maximum must not exceed the minimum by more than one percentage point.

     (iii) When the minimum is five percent or greater, the maximum must not exceed the minimum by more than twenty percent of the minimum and in no case may the maximum exceed the minimum by more than five percentage points.

     (b) When stated, certain mineral guarantees must be expressed as follows:

Sodium, Salt, Potassium, Magnesium, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Fluorine, Other
Mineral Guarantee:	Expressed as:
Minimum and maximum total sodium	Percentage (%)
Minimum and maximum salt	Percentage (%)
Minimum potassium	Percentage (%)
Minimum magnesium	Percentage (%)
Minimum sulfur	Percentage (%)
Minimum phosphorus	Percentage (%)
Maximum fluorine	Percentage (%)
Other minimum mineral guarantees	Parts per million (ppm) when the concentration is less than 10,000 ppm
Other minimum mineral guarantees	Percentage when the concentration is 10,000 ppm (1%) or greater

     (c) Minerals, except salt, when quantitatively guaranteed, must be stated in terms of percentage of the element.

     (d) Products labeled with a quantity statement (for example, tablets, capsules, granules, or liquid) may state mineral guarantees in milligrams (mg) per unit (for example, milligrams per tablet or milligrams per capsule) consistent with the quantity statement and the directions for use.

     (2) All mineral phosphatic materials used for specialty pet food must be labeled with the guarantee for:

     (a) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium (when present);

     (b) Minimum percentage of phosphorus; and

     (c) Maximum percentage of fluorine.

     (3) Specialty pet food that is a single mineral product that is defined in the "mineral products" section of the Association of American Feed Control Officials official publication must guarantee the minerals included in the mineral products definition. For example, bone charcoal must guarantee calcium and phosphorous; calcium iodate must guarantee calcium and iodine.

     (4) All liquid mineral guarantees for specialty pet foods must have a weight equivalent on the label following the guarantees for the minerals. For example, 1 fl. oz = 28 grams.



[Statutory Authority: Chapters 15.53 and 34.05 RCW. 03-23-129, § 16-252-072, filed 11/19/03, effective 7/1/04.]