Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 633 § 633.321 — Label

Label requirements for fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral and lime products; rules. (1) A person may not distribute fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime products in packaged form unless there is a printed label attached or applied to the package. A person may not distribute fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime products in bulk unless a label in the form of a separate document physically accompanies the shipment and is furnished to the user or purchaser when each separate delivery is made, or when the last delivery from the lot is made. The label must include the following: (a) The name under which the product is registered or distributed. (b) The net weight or volume. (c) The name and mailing address of the manufacturer, distributor or registrant. (d) The product grade if primary nutrients are claimed. (e) The product density, in pounds per gallon at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, if the product is distributed as a bulk liquid. (f) A guaranteed analysis. The guaranteed analysis must immediately follow the statement, “GUARANTEED ANALYSIS.” Guarantees must be based on a laboratory method of analysis approved by the State Department of Agriculture. The guaranteed analysis shall be stated on an “as is” basis at the time the fertilizer, agricultural amendment, agricultural mineral or lime product is distributed into or within this state. Primary nutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients that are claimed or advertised must be individually guaranteed. A guarantee of a zero percentage may not appear in the guaranteed analysis statement. (g) A derivation statement declaring the sources for all primary nutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients guaranteed. The statement must be listed immediately below the guaranteed analysis. Abbreviations, brand names, trademarks and trade names may not appear in the derivation statement, but may appear as part of the product name in an area of the label that is separate from the derivation statement. (h) The identity and amount of ingredients other than primary nutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients that are claimed or advertised. The identity and amount must be guaranteed and determinable by laboratory methods approved by the department. The source of those ingredients shall be formatted on the label as one of the following: ______________________________________________________________________________ CONTAINS NON-PLANT FOOD INGREDIENT(S): ___% Humic Acids (Derived from _____) ___% Other Determinable Non-Plant Food Ingredients ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ CONTAINS BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE(S): Humic Acids (Derived from _____) ___% Other Determinable Non-Plant Food Ingredients ___% ______________________________________________________________________________ (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h) of this subsection, if the ingredients described in paragraph (h) of this subsection, other than primary nutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients, are present in addition to guaranteed primary nutrients, secondary nutrients or micronutrients, the source of the ingredients shall be formatted on the label as one of the following: ______________________________________________________________________________ ALSO CONTAINS NON-PLANT FOOD INGREDIENT(S): ___% Humic Acids (Derived from _____) ___% Other Determinable Non-Plant Food Ingredients ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ALSO CONTAINS BENEFICIAL SUBSTANCE(S): Humic Acids (Derived from _____) ___% Other Determinable Non-Plant Food Ingredients ___% ______________________________________________________________________________ (j) A unique identifier for custom mixed products. (k) An Internet address that leads to a department website that is accessible to the public and contains product-specific information. The department shall adopt rules establishing the date for label compliance and the nature of product information that must be available through the website. The information must be accessible by product name, ingredient or reportable substance and shall include, at a minimum: (A) For any product identified in an application for registration under ORS 633.362 as being waste-derived, the product name and the Standard Industrial Classification code or North American Industry Classification System code of each facility that generated the waste-derived product or any waste-derived ingredient of the product; and (B) The types and levels of metals and other substances for which a statement is required under ORS 633.362 (10) or required by department rule to be stated in the application for registration of a product. (2)(a) Primary nutrients