Pet Food Labels - Nutrition

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Pet Food Labels
This section is part of Pet Food

A pet food label fulfills two main roles:

  1. It is a document that delivers legally required information, which is important for control authorities and
  2. It provides information to the purchaser about the product and the producing company.
Pet food differs from human food products in that the final consumer is not the purchaser. The information on the label is provided for pet owners, caretakers or veterinarians who may choose or recommend what the cat or dog is fed. The primary purpose of a label is to provide clear, accurate and honest information on the composition, characteristics and use of the pet food product. In many countries the information included on a pet food label and the way it appears are largely defined by legislation. The following sections describe the way pet food is labelled in the European Union and in the United States. Specific pet food labelling legislation and guidelines also exist in many other countries around the world.


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Introduction

Europe

USA