Author, Donkey, Bureaucrats, Administrators
53,803
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Legal Definitions of Pet Food (view source)
Revision as of 07:34, 29 April 2017
, 07:34, 29 April 2017Created page with "===Introduction=== From a legal point of view, feed materials, compound (US: formula) feed, additives and premixtures have to be differentiated. A further split of compound fe..."
===Introduction===
From a legal point of view, feed materials, compound (US: formula) feed, additives and premixtures have to be differentiated. A further split of compound feed into complete or complementary pet food (US: supplement) is done based on the nutrient content and the ability to fulfil the nutritional requirements except for water. Additional categories can be defined depending on the intended purpose of the product, e.g. dietetic petfood or milk replacer.
[[File:Types of Pet Food Figure 1 - Nutrition Page.png|thumb|left|600px|Figure 1: Schematic overview of pet food types by legal definition]]
=== Feed Materials ===
Products of vegetable or animal origin, which are consumed by animals and contribute to energy and/or nutrients to the animal’s diet.
Official names and definitions of permitted feed ingredients are given in the AAFCO Official Publication<ref name="AAFCO">'''AAFCO (2015) Official Publication''', Champaign (IL), Association of Feed Control Officials</ref> for the US and in the European Feed Catalogue<ref name="EU Commission Regulation">'''Commission Regulation (EU)''' No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of Feed Materials [2013] OJ L 29/1</ref> for Europe respectively. For declaration purposes, feed materials are allocated to specific categories<ref name="Directive 82/475">''' Commission Directive 82/475 /EEC''' of 23 June 1982 laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals [1982] OJ L 213/27</ref> and can be collectively declared as a [[Pet Food Labels - Nutrition|group]], e.g. oils & fats.
=== Feed for Pets ===
In the designation of feed for pets the expression ‘pet food’ is used.
=== Compound Feed ===
Compound feed consists of at least two feed materials, with or without feed additives.
=== Complete Pet Food ===
Pet foods providing all the nutrients in the amounts and proportions pets need are considered complete. Only complete pet foods are suitable for daily feeding without adding further food products except water.
Nutritional standards for pet foods are provided by AAFCO in the United States and by FEDIAF<ref name="FEDIAF">'''FEDIAF (2014)''' Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs. Brussels: FEDIAF - European Pet Food Industry Federation </ref> in Europe. Nutritional standards for pet foods already established or under development in countries outside the US and Europe are largely based on AAFCO or FEDIAF recommendations.
=== Complementary Pet Food ===
Complementary pet foods are designed to be only a part of the diet and they do not meet the known nutritional requirements when fed alone. They must be used in combination with additional food types to fulfill daily requirements.
=== Therapeutic Pet Food ===
Therapeutic pet foods are products with a specific nutritional profile intended for therapeutic purposes such as support of cardiac, renal or liver function. Due to the specific intended use and functionality, products have to comply with particular nutritional characteristics and requirements for their declaration. In Europe, the range of application is laid down in a specific regulation<ref name="Commission Regulation 5/2014">'''Commission Regulation (EU) No 5/2014''' of 6 January 2014 amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes OJ L 2/3</ref>. In other regions, products typically have to be individually registered by the manufacturer and approved by the local veterinary authorities before they can be put on the market.
=== Medicated Feed ===
Medicated feed is feed/pet food that (in contrast to dietetic pet food) contains veterinary drugs with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis.
=== Moisture Content Classification ===
By longstanding industry definition, manufactured pet food can be classified based on moisture content as follows:
*Dry food: ≤ 14% moisture
*Semi-moist food: > 14% < 60% moisture
*Wet food: ≥ 60% moisture
===References===
<references />
[[Category:Types of Pet Food]]
[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]
From a legal point of view, feed materials, compound (US: formula) feed, additives and premixtures have to be differentiated. A further split of compound feed into complete or complementary pet food (US: supplement) is done based on the nutrient content and the ability to fulfil the nutritional requirements except for water. Additional categories can be defined depending on the intended purpose of the product, e.g. dietetic petfood or milk replacer.
[[File:Types of Pet Food Figure 1 - Nutrition Page.png|thumb|left|600px|Figure 1: Schematic overview of pet food types by legal definition]]
=== Feed Materials ===
Products of vegetable or animal origin, which are consumed by animals and contribute to energy and/or nutrients to the animal’s diet.
Official names and definitions of permitted feed ingredients are given in the AAFCO Official Publication<ref name="AAFCO">'''AAFCO (2015) Official Publication''', Champaign (IL), Association of Feed Control Officials</ref> for the US and in the European Feed Catalogue<ref name="EU Commission Regulation">'''Commission Regulation (EU)''' No 68/2013 of 16 January 2013 on the Catalogue of Feed Materials [2013] OJ L 29/1</ref> for Europe respectively. For declaration purposes, feed materials are allocated to specific categories<ref name="Directive 82/475">''' Commission Directive 82/475 /EEC''' of 23 June 1982 laying down the categories of ingredients which may be used for the purposes of labelling compound feedingstuffs for pet animals [1982] OJ L 213/27</ref> and can be collectively declared as a [[Pet Food Labels - Nutrition|group]], e.g. oils & fats.
=== Feed for Pets ===
In the designation of feed for pets the expression ‘pet food’ is used.
=== Compound Feed ===
Compound feed consists of at least two feed materials, with or without feed additives.
=== Complete Pet Food ===
Pet foods providing all the nutrients in the amounts and proportions pets need are considered complete. Only complete pet foods are suitable for daily feeding without adding further food products except water.
Nutritional standards for pet foods are provided by AAFCO in the United States and by FEDIAF<ref name="FEDIAF">'''FEDIAF (2014)''' Nutritional Guidelines for Complete and Complementary Pet Food for Cats and Dogs. Brussels: FEDIAF - European Pet Food Industry Federation </ref> in Europe. Nutritional standards for pet foods already established or under development in countries outside the US and Europe are largely based on AAFCO or FEDIAF recommendations.
=== Complementary Pet Food ===
Complementary pet foods are designed to be only a part of the diet and they do not meet the known nutritional requirements when fed alone. They must be used in combination with additional food types to fulfill daily requirements.
=== Therapeutic Pet Food ===
Therapeutic pet foods are products with a specific nutritional profile intended for therapeutic purposes such as support of cardiac, renal or liver function. Due to the specific intended use and functionality, products have to comply with particular nutritional characteristics and requirements for their declaration. In Europe, the range of application is laid down in a specific regulation<ref name="Commission Regulation 5/2014">'''Commission Regulation (EU) No 5/2014''' of 6 January 2014 amending Directive 2008/38/EC establishing a list of intended uses of animal feedingstuffs for particular nutritional purposes OJ L 2/3</ref>. In other regions, products typically have to be individually registered by the manufacturer and approved by the local veterinary authorities before they can be put on the market.
=== Medicated Feed ===
Medicated feed is feed/pet food that (in contrast to dietetic pet food) contains veterinary drugs with a view either to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions by exerting a pharmacological, immunological or metabolic action, or to making a medical diagnosis.
=== Moisture Content Classification ===
By longstanding industry definition, manufactured pet food can be classified based on moisture content as follows:
*Dry food: ≤ 14% moisture
*Semi-moist food: > 14% < 60% moisture
*Wet food: ≥ 60% moisture
===References===
<references />
[[Category:Types of Pet Food]]
[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]