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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-1324

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commercial Feed Ingredients

[53 Pa.B. 6057]
[Saturday, September 30, 2023]

 Under 3 Pa.C.S. § 5109 of the Commercial Feed Act (act) (relating to rules and regulations), the Department of Agriculture (Department) has the authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the efficient administration of the act. Under the Department's regulations relating to commercial feed, the names and definitions for commercial feeds will be those contained in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and the terms used in reference to commercial feeds will be those contained in the Official Feed Terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (7 Pa. Code § 71.1(a) and (b) (relating to general provisions)).

 The Department recognizes the following new official commercial animal feed terms, as published by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.

 Freeze Dried (process)—Freeze dried, also known as lyophilized or cryodesiccated, is a low temperature dehydration process that involves freezing the product, lowering pressure, then removing the water or moisture by sublimation. Product must be dried to reach a moisture or water, or both, activity level needed to be shelf stable.

 Finished Feed—A product which has undergone all the feed manufacturer's intended manufacturing processes prior to entering into commerce. Some types of finished feed may be:

 1. Fed directly to animals, such as complete feeds, supplement feeds and Type C medicated feeds.

 2. Intended only for further manufacture of feed, such as premixes.

 The Department gives notice of the following:

 1. The official definition of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Oil has been modified to allow its use as an ingredient in adult dog food.

 Black Soldier Fly Larvae Oil—The product obtained by mechanically extracting the oil from dried larvae of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens, that have been raised on a feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials. It is intended for use in swine, finfish feed and adult dog food as a source of energy consistent with good feeding practices. It consists predominantly of glyceride esters of fatty acids and contains no additions of free fatty acids or other materials obtained from fats. It must contain, and be guaranteed for, not less than 90% total fatty acids, not more than 2% unsaponifiable matter and not more than 1% insoluble impurities. Maximum free fatty acids and moisture must also be guaranteed. If an antioxidant is used, the common name or names must be indicated, followed by the words ''used as a preservative.''

 2. The official definition of Dried ____ Fermentation Product has been modified to allow the use of Lactobacillus diolivorans as a silage inoculant.

 Dried ____ Fermentation Product—The produced derived by culturing ____ on appropriate nutrient media for the production of one or more of the following: enzymes, fermentation substances, or other microbial metabolites and dried in accordance with approved methods and good manufacturing practices. Protein, amnio acids, fat, fiber, cell count, enzyme activity or nutrient metabolite level shall be guaranteed where applicable. Use of Lactobacillus buchneri and Lactobacillus diolivorans is limited to silage and high moisture corn grain in plant inoculant products.

 Direct questions or information requests to David Husner, Agronomic Program Specialist, Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, 2301 North Cameron Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408, (717) 772-5216.

 A complete listing of official terms and definitions can be accessed from the Association of American Feed Control Officials at https://www.aafco.org/resources/official-publication/.

RUSSELL REDDING, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-1324. Filed for public inspection September 29, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]


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