Some American pet food companies have long been importing treats from China and, to deceive us, prominently mark these products in HUGE type as being «Packaged in the USA» while, in small type, somewhere on the package you will find «Made in China».
In the past, lamb has been the protein source of choice as
American pet food companies had traditionally failed to produce lamb - based pet foods.
Not exact matches
Today, many
companies try to bring their manufacturing of
pet foods into
American and no outsource the production.
The
American Humane Rescue, a national humane organization serving animals in disasters and cruelty cases, is working with Chicken Soup for the Soul
pet food company to donate and deliver 100,000 pounds of
food to shelters and displaced
pet owners.
It is ultimately the
pet food's
company responsibility to formulate dog
foods that meet the Association of
American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) standards.
The FDA and AAFCO (Association of
American Feed Officials) are often on the side of the
pet food experts but when cat lovers / consumers make their feelings clear enough,
pet food companies make changes.
The
companies that make
pet foods usually need synthetic vitamins and minerals to make those
foods pass AAFCO (The Association of
American Feed Control Officials) standards.
Before
American Pet Nutrition launched Elevate, its line of premium wet and dry dog
food, toward the latter part of last year, the
company reached out to
pet specialty retailers asking what they would like to see in a new brand on their shelves and formulated its new line to meet these requests.
This
American - based, independently - owned
pet food company offers the best of what
pet nutrition has to offer, including dry and wet
food.
The
pet food industry is regulated by the Association of
American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), but organic labels are not as strictly regulated as human organic labels are, so
companies can break the rules without getting caught.
It's important to mention that all
companies producing
pet food have to establish formulas to meet the requirements of Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAF
food have to establish formulas to meet the requirements of
Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) and the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAF
Food and Drug Administration, (FDA) and the Association of
American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO).
If a
pet food company chooses the method to say their product is nutritionallly adequate, the label will read something similar to, «This brand of dog food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.&ra
food company chooses the method to say their product is nutritionallly adequate, the label will read something similar to, «This brand of dog
food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of American Feed Control Officials Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.&ra
food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the Association of
American Feed Control Officials Dog
Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.&ra
Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.»
Founded in 1909 as the
American Feed Manufacturers Association, the name changed to AFIA in 1985 to recognize the importance of all types of
companies involved in the feed manufacturing industry — from commercial and integrated feed manufacturers, to ingredient suppliers,
pet food manufacturers and equipment manufacturers.
The Association of
American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) regulates labeling of cat
food in the United States so that
companies can't make claims about
pet food products that are untrue.
The Association of
American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) provides standards that guides many commercial
pet food companies.
At least eleven
companies have now been included in the recall of tainted
pet food and treats: Menu Foods, Hill's, Nestle Purina PetCare Co., Royal Canin, Del Monte
Pet Products, Sunshine Mills Inc., Natural Balance
Pet Foods, Wilbur - Ellis, Cereal Byproducts,
American Nutrition, and Chenango Valley
Pet Foods.