10 - Animal Byproducts and the Pet Food Industry

Question 1

ID the types of material that are considered animal by-products

Answer 1

Spleens, pork stomachs, esophagus, kidneys, rumen/reticulum, intestines, carcasses passed for cooking, trimmings, (lungs and udders not for humans)

Question 2

Provide a general description of the rendering process

Answer 2

• Recycling of animal by-products by cooking to very high temps for long periods of time
• Simultaneously dries the material and separates the fat from the bone and protein
• Yields fat commondity and protein meal

Question 3

Identify the types of materials that are considered “prohibited materials”

Answer 3

• Cannot feed cattle protein back to cattle
• Ruminant meat and bone meal
• Exempt: blood, milk, gelatin

Question 4

1-5. five label requirement for pet food

Answer 4

1. product name
2. net quantity
3. guaranteed analysis
4. nutritional adequacy statement
5. feeding directions

Question 5

know how to correctly id appropriate animal health claims on aniaml food labels

Answer 5

if a product affects the structure or function of the body apart from its nutritive value, such as urine acidification or improvement in joint function, it may be considered a drug!

“Prescription diets” •

Must have a name that is not easily recognizable for what it’s used for

Any drug claim must have substantiating data and be approved as a NADA

No preapproval of labels is required •

Cannot assume that because a label says something that it’s OK’d by FDA – No approvals given