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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 fulfil daily requirements.
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 fulfil daily requirements.
=== Therapeutic Pet Food ===
=== Therapeutic/Dietetic 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.
Therapeutic pet foods are products with a specific nutritional profile intended for therapeutic purposes such as support of cardiac, kidney 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 ===