Unlike the loosely
controlled pet food industry, the FDA and USDA regulate human foods and conduct frequent, detailed inspections of the manufacturing facilities that produce food for people.
Not exact matches
«It would mean turning the future of our schools over to an
industry that has poorer quality
control than
pet food manufacturers, who at least have to meet federal content standards.»
Feline Biochemistry While the FDA and Association of American Feed
Control Officials (AAFCO) regulate animal
food safety, the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) was created to provide particular focus on the supplements segment of the
pet - goods
industry, which was often overlooked in the past.
The duty of policing the
pet food industry falls instead to the Association Of American Feed
Control Officials.
The standards for nutritional content as dictated by Association of American Feed
Control Officials (AAFCO) create a challenge for
pet owners who are interested in feeding home prepared
foods, as society has been misled to believe that our
pets will suffer detrimental health effects if protein, fat, carbohydrate, fiber, vitamin, and mineral ratios are not specifically commensurate with
industry standards.
In organic
food industry, there is difference in
pets and humans as per the US Association of American Feed
Control Officials.
The Association of American Feed
Control Officials (or AAFCO) defines what goes on dog
food labels but some feel this is inadequate considering that the AAFCO is not governed and includes people in the
pet food industry who benefit from certain guidelines.
The
pet food industry isn't as strictly regulated and much of the regulation comes from the Association of American Feed
Control Officials.
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.
Over the last several years, we have seen the impact of what poor quality
control has done to the
pet food industry.
Consumers have been trained to believe that
foods that are approved by the
pet food industry watch dog, the American Association of Feed
Control Operators (AAFCO) are safe and balanced.