Not exact matches
You dive deep into a customer development process, working closely with a few customers who
feed you
requirements and are willing to
trial an imperfect product that is evolving quickly.
These claims are usually made after the product has gone through AAFCO
feeding trials to confirm it contains the minimum
requirements, as per AAFCO guidelines.
Feeding trials are not commonly performed due to expense, so AAFCO allows pet food manufacturers to claim their food as nutritionally complete if one of the following
requirements is met:
Have these new products passed (AAFCO)
feeding trials, or are they just formulated to meet AAFCO
requirements?
Formulated diets are created by following nutrient
requirements for specific animals but are not studied in
feeding trials prior to being sold.
«It will say that the food is complete and balanced, either through a
feeding trial or because the recipe meets cats» nutritional
requirements,» Hill says.
To claim their food is AAFCO «nutritionally complete», all pet food manufacturers have to do is one (1), confirm their food meets
requirements of AAFCO's nutrient profile by
feeding trials, or two (2), claim their food is similar to another dog food that meets the profile.
Just so you can form your own opinion, here are the AAFCO
requirements for their
feeding trials, passing which is often used as a major point of advertising especially for low quality foods:
Always look for dog food that meet the minimum nutritional
requirements as designated by AAFCO as
fed to real pets in a controlled
feeding trial.
In order to prove that they are nutritionally sound, foods must be manufactured from a recipe that complies with specific nutritional
requirements, or be proven in an independent
feeding trial.