Chapter 81
AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 81
Total ingredients in this chapter: 3
Chapter Overview
AAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 81 covers 3 specific ingredients.
Ingredient List
81.1 Grain Screenings
are those screenings containing 70% or more grains, including light and broken grains. It may contain wild buckwheat and wild oats. The term “Grain Screenings” may be used for unspecified kinds of grain, or the predominating kind of grain (if in excess of 50%) may be declared as the first word or words in the name. It may contain no more than 6.5% ash. (Proposed 1989, Published 1992)
81.2 Mixed Screenings
are screenings excluded from the preceding definition. It must contain not more than 27% crude fiber and not more than 15% ash. (Published 1953, Amended 1954, 1960)
81.3 Chaff and/or Dust
is material that is separated from grains or seeds in the usual commercial cleaning processes. It may include hulls, joints, straw, mill or elevator dust, sweepings, sand, dirt, grains, seeds. It must be labeled, “chaff and/or dust.” If it contains more than 15% ash the words “sand” and “dirt” must appear on the label. (Published 1953)