Panel Size | Max "With Claim" Type Size |
≤5 in.2 | 1/8 in. |
>5 to ≤25 in.2 | 1/4 in. |
>25 to ≤100 in.2 | 3/8 in. |
>100 to ≤400 in.2 | 1/2 in. |
>400 in.2 | 1 in. |
(4) A flavor designation may be included as part of the product name or elsewhere on the label of a pet food or specialty pet food when the flavor designation meets all of the following:
(a) The flavor designation:
(i) Conforms to the name of the ingredient as listed in the ingredient statement; or
(ii) Is identified by the source of the flavor in the ingredient statement.
(b) The word "flavor" is printed in the same size type and with an equal degree of conspicuousness as the name of the flavor designation; and
(c) Substantiation of the flavor designation, the flavor claim, or the ingredient source is provided upon request.
(5) The product name of the pet food or specialty pet food shall not be derived from one or more ingredients unless all ingredients are included in the name, except as specified by WAC 16-252-024 (2) or (3); provided that the name of an ingredient or combination of ingredients may be used as a part of the product name if:
(a) The ingredient or combination of ingredients is present in sufficient quantity to impart a distinctive characteristic to the product or is present in amounts which have a material bearing upon the price of the product or upon acceptance of the product by the purchaser thereof; or
(b) It does not constitute a representation that the ingredient or combination of ingredients is present to the exclusion of other ingredients.
(6) Contractions or coined names referring to ingredients shall not be used in the brand name of a pet food or specialty pet food unless it is in compliance with WAC 16-252-024 (2), (3), or (4).
(7) When pet food or specialty pet food consists of raw milk, the words, "Raw (blank) Milk" shall appear conspicuously on the principal display panel. (Blank is to be completed by using the species of animal from which the raw milk is collected.)