...information specific to your area, consider reaching out to the regulatory authorities in your region (https://www.aafco.org/consumers/understanding-pet-food/). What Does AAFCO Require for a ‘Veterinarian Recommended’ Claim? AAFCO Guidelines state that “A...
...out the online form, you may download and submit the Diet History Form as a Word Document Veterinarians (or employees of their practices) should fill out the Consultation Request Form....
...but online misleading or biased information is often presented as fact. The media and the Internet are full of advice on what diets should be fed for both pets and...
Filtering out preservatives When shopping in online retailers, there are often a variety of terms that can be used as filters to help consumers select pet food. These include a...
...annual conference of the Australian Veterinary Association in Adelaide, South Australia, May 20-25th 2016. She spoke to Australian veterinarians about how they can best communicate helpful information to pet owners...
...post on this – “Why you shouldn’t judge a pet food by its ingredient list”). To summarize, the ingredient list has legal requirements (for example, ingredients names and being in...
...put in place by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Until just a few years ago, there was no legal definition of “human grade” as it related to pet...
...the numbers by using the calculator here. Beyond this minimum requirement, there is no legal definition or even a general consensus of what exactly a ‘low’ or ‘high’ protein diet...
...internet is full of horror stories about what is supposedly in by-products, there are actually strict legal definitions of what can be included under this term. For example, the regulatory...
...pet. For example, ‘holistic’ has no legal definition in pet food and is simply a marketing term for which each company decides the meaning! Using mainly the ingredient list is...