Changes

These should start with reliable suppliers and cover the whole process through to feeding the cat or dog and are likely to include:

These should start with reliable suppliers and cover the whole process through to feeding the cat or dog and are likely to include:

* Selection of reliable suppliers - companies that supply ingredients are regularly inspected by responsible pet food manufacturers to gain “supplier approval”.

* '''Selection of reliable suppliers''' - companies that supply ingredients are regularly inspected by responsible pet food manufacturers to gain “supplier approval”.

* Defined specifications for raw materials and regular inspection and testing against these – may also require a certificate of analysis from the supplier.

* '''Defined specifications for raw materials''' and regular inspection and testing against these – may also require a certificate of analysis from the supplier.

* A clearly defined specification for the product that includes nutritional profile, colour, texture, digestibility and palatability and technical parameters such as moisture content. Routine testing of product against specifications.

* A '''clearly defined specification for the product''' that includes nutritional profile, colour, texture, digestibility and palatability and technical parameters such as moisture content. Routine testing of product against specifications.

* Visual inspection of milling process.

* Visual inspection of milling process.