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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 23-320

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commercial Feed Ingredients

[53 Pa.B. 1399]
[Saturday, March 11, 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 administration and implementation of the act. Under 7 Pa. Code Chapter 71 (relating to commercial feed), specifically § 71.1 (relating to general provisions), 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.

 The Department gives notice of the following:

 1. The Department recognizes and adopts the following new official definitions of feed ingredients, as adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials.

 Gluten (part)—The tough, viscid and complex mixture of proteins remaining when the flour of wheat, rye, barley or their crossbred hybrids, and derivatives thereof, is washed to remove the starch.

 Barley Protein Concentrate—The dried protein fraction of barley prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of starch, beta glucans and fiber. The ingredient is prepared from barley that is dehulled or of a hulless variety. It must not contain less than 60% crude protein on a dry matter basis. The finished ingredient should not contain more than 10% moisture. It is used in the feed of fish as a source of protein.

 2. Modifications to the current official definitions of the following feed ingredients were adopted by and made official definitions of feed ingredients by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and are recognized and adopted by the Department.

 Hydrolyzed Corn Protein—The product resulting from complete hydrolysis of isolated corn protein and after partial removal of the glutamic acid.

 Methyl Esters of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (cis-9, trans-11 and trans-10, cic-12-octadecadienoic acids)—May be safely used in swine feed and feed for early lactation dairy cows (less than 100 days-in-milk) in accordance with the prescribed conditions.

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

 A comprehensive listing of official feed terms and definitions can be accessed from the Association of American Feed Control Officials at https://www.aafco.org/resources/official-publication/op-chapter-6-public-access/.

RUSSELL REDDING, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-320. Filed for public inspection March 10, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]


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