Not exact matches
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), which establishes the standards that states use to develop
pet food laws and regulations, defines natural food as «a feed or feed
ingredient derived solely from plant, animal or mined sources» and should not have «been produced by or subject to a chemically
synthetic process» or «contain any additives or processing aids that are chemically
synthetic.»
While this definition may seem a bit technical, it boils down to a simple conclusion: natural
pet food comes from sources found in nature and does not contain any
synthetic ingredients.
4 - Legger has created a dog shampoo
ingredient database where
pet parents can quickly identify if an
ingredient is really safe or if it is in fact a
synthetic chemical with links to safety concerns.
Much
pet food research has focused on making the inedible palatable, and the incomplete or non-nutritious
ingredients complete, «balanced» and «fortified» with
synthetic additives.
Carna4 emphasizes minimally processed,
synthetic - free
pet foods with fresh, human - grade
ingredients, including such live superfoods as sprouted, organic seeds.
The difference between naturally constituted whole foods and scientifically concocted manufactured
pet foods can be seen on the
pet food labels with a plethora of
synthetic vitamins, amino acids and trace minerals of dubious nutritive value and origin (as from China) deemed essential because of the poor quality of lowest - cost basic
ingredients, and because of the destruction / denaturing of essential nutrients due to processing, storage and cooking.
Additionally, processed
pet foods contain so many often low - quality
ingredients along with flavors, colors and other
synthetic ingredients that it can be quite hard to tell which
ingredient (s) may be contributing to your dog or cat's Inflammatory Bowel issues.
When referencing
pet foods, the AAFCO definition of natural is «a feed or
ingredient derived solely from plant, animal, or mined sources, either in its unprocessed state or having been subject to physical processing, heat processing, rendering, purification, extraction, hydrolysis, enzymolysis, or fermentation but not having been produced by or subject to a chemically
synthetic process and not containing any additives or processing aids that are chemically
synthetic except in amounts as might occur unavoidably in good manufacturing practices.»
Additionally, processed
pet foods contain so many often low - quality
ingredients along with flavors, colors and other
synthetic ingredients that it can be quite hard to tell which
ingredient (s) may be contributing to your dog or cat's diarrhea.
-- Burt's Bees Natural Pet Care The Burt's Bees Natural Pet Care line of natural grooming and oral care products for dogs comprise a minimum of 95 - percent natural
ingredients, are pH balanced for
pets, and contain no parabens, phthalates, petrochemicals,
synthetic fragrances or sulfates.
«This is why we do not put any
synthetic pet food
ingredients in the product.»
The products feature 100 - percent natural
ingredients with no chemicals or
synthetic perfumes, and they are safe around children and
pets.
Though Hatch - Rizzi is not aware of any threats from including
synthetic taurine in cat food, she believes sourcing this essential amino acid from natural
ingredients is the best option for
pets.