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T-3-110 - REGISTRATION OF BUFFER FEEDS FOR RUMINANT ANIMALS

December 1, 1990

Feeds containing buffering ingredients have been acceptable for registration and have been labelled with the terms "Buffer" or "Buffered" in the brand or feed name providing the directions for use indicated that such feeds were only to be used for ruminants receiving high grain or concentrate rations.

Claims

Previously, claims were not permitted on the label of buffer feeds. As scientific evidence has been submitted to support the nutritional claim "to improve butter fat test in dairy cows" such a claim, for a specific combination of buffer ingredients, has been accepted on a buffer feed label. Other nutritional claims may be accepted provided satisfactory evidence to support the claim is presented with the application for registration.

Ingredient Listing

The name and amount of each ingredient used in a Buffer Feed shall be attached to the application for registration pursuant to sections 8(1) and (2)(b) of the Feeds Regulations. A complete list of ingredients must appear on the label.

Permitted Guarantees

Feeds containing both buffer ingredients and other nutrient sources shall guarantee only the nutrients normally shown for a similar feed not containing buffer ingredients. Labels may also show the actual level of the buffer ingredient(s).

Feeds consisting of a mixture of buffer ingredients shall be registered under the provisions of Feed Article 7 of Table 3 of Schedule 1 of the Feeds Regulations. The actual level of the buffer ingredient(s) may be shown on the label. No other guarantee will be permitted.

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to:

Feed Section
Animal Health and Production Division
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
59 Camelot Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0Y9
Phone: 613-225-2342
Fax: 613-228-6614