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In Michigan, each physical location where commercial feed is manufactured must obtain a Michigan Commercial Feed License. Commercial feed includes all materials or combination of materials, including feed ingredients distributed or intended for distribution for use as animal feed or for mixing in animal feed.

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Label requirements for feed sold in bags or other containers

While certain types or categories of feed, e.g. pet food, or feeds containing non-protein nitrogen, may have additional requirements, the following basic information must appear on every commercial feed sold in Michigan in a bag or other container, except for customer-formula feeds, and must be legibly printed or written. It may appear on the bag or container itself or on an attached tag or label:

Label Requirements for feed Sold in Bulk

A label containing the same information required for feed sold in bags or other containers is required for commercial feed sold in bulk. Instead of being placed on the bag or container, the label must accompany every single bulk shipment of the feed and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.Label Requirements for Customer-formula FeedsA document, which includes the following information, must be supplied to the purchaser of a customer-formula feed at the time of delivery:

Typically, a delivery ticket or invoice is used to provide this information with a customer-formula feed.

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