# 21 CFR § 501.8: Labeling of animal food with number of servings

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.8

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 CFR § 501.8
- **Heading:** Labeling of animal food with number of servings
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER E—ANIMAL DRUGS, FEEDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTS > PART 501—ANIMAL FOOD LABELING > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) The label of any package of a food which bears a representation as to the number of servings contained in such package shall bear in immediate conjunction with such statement, and in the same size type as is used for such statement, a statement of the net quantity (in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count) of each such serving; however, such statement may be expressed in terms that differ from the terms used in the required statement of net quantity of contents (for example, cupfuls, tablespoonfuls, etc.) when such differing term is common to cookery and describes a constant quantity. Such statement may not be misleading in any particular. A statement of the number of units in a package is not in itself a statement of the number of servings.
(b) If there exists a voluntary product standard promulgated pursuant to the procedures found in 15 CFR part 10 by the Department of Commerce, quantitatively defining the meaning of the term serving with respect to a particular food, then any label representation as to the number of servings in such packaged food shall correspond with such quantitative definition. (Copies of published standards are available upon request from the National Bureau of Standards, Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20234.)

## Nearby sections

- [21 CFR § 501.1 § 501.1 Principal display panel of package form animal food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.1.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.2 § 501.2 Information panel of package for animal food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.2.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.3 § 501.3 Identity labeling of animal food in package form.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.3.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.4 § 501.4 Animal food; designation of ingredients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.4.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.5 § 501.5 Animal food; name and place of business of manufacturer, packer, or distributor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.5.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.8 § 501.8 Labeling of animal food with number of servings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.8.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.15 § 501.15 Animal food; prominence of required statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.15.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.17 § 501.17 Animal food labeling warning statements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.17.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.18 § 501.18 Misbranding of animal food.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.18.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.22 § 501.22 Animal foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings, and chemical preservatives.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.22.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.100 § 501.100 Animal food; exemptions from labeling.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.100.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.103 § 501.103 Petitions requesting exemptions from or special requirements for label declaration of ingredients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.103.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.105 § 501.105 Declaration of net quantity of contents when exempt.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.105.md)
- [21 CFR § 501.110 § 501.110 Animal feed labeling; collective names for feed ingredients.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-501.110.md)

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