AAFCO advisors and committee members include representatives from
major feed manufacturers and ingredient suppliers such as Nestle Purina, Hills Pet Nutrition, Nutro Products and Cargill Animal Nutrition.
Not exact matches
The oil is also used in animal
feed, and while
major global retail chains, multiples and
manufacturers such as Arla, Danone, Kelloggs, M&S and Unilever have already begun to show their support for sustainable palm oil products, the agriculture industry has been slower to catch on.
Many pet owners and smaller pet product companies are dubious of AAFCO because it is partly made up of
major manufacturers within the industry who have an incredibly large influence on how the regulations for their own industry are established, and in determining the
feed ingredient definitions that allow by - products, 4 - D meats (dead, dis - eased, decaying and disabled) and other non edible ingredients to be used in pet food.
The AAFCO (American Association of
Feed Control Officials) standards to do not require this, yet the
major food
manufacturers do this testing.