export_reading pet food labels

Question 1

T or F: The pet food label is a legal document.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

AAFCO goals

Answer 2

regulate production, labeling, distribution, and sale of animal foods; promotes uniform pet food regulations; establishes dog and cat food nutrient profiles

Question 3

What is required on Principal Display Panel?

Answer 3

Product name, designator, net weight

Question 4

“All Tuna”

Answer 4

95%

Question 5

“Tuna”

Answer 5

70%

Question 6

Tuna “Dinner, Platter, Formula, Recipe, Entree”

Answer 6

25% dry; 10% can

Question 7

“With Tuna”

Answer 7

3 %

Question 8

“Tuna Flavor”

Answer 8

1% (recognizable by pet)

Question 9

Nutrition statement

Answer 9

“complete and nutritious”, “100% nutritious”, “100% complete and balanced”

regulated

Question 10

“Less” or “reduced calories”

Answer 10

percent reduction and product of comparison
label contains calorie content

feeding directions reflect reduced calorie content

Question 11

T or F: Most weight management foods contain less than 3100kCals/kg.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Natural

Answer 12

derived solely from plant, animal, or mined sources

Question 13

T or F: Natural foods cannot have synthetic added vitamins and minerals.

Answer 13

False. Most “natural” foods have added vitamins and minerals, which are synthetic

Question 14

Organic

Answer 14

no antibiotics/growth hormones, conventional pesticides, bioengineering or radiation

Question 15

“USDA Organic”

Answer 15

> 95 %

Question 16

“Made with Organics”

Answer 16

70-94%

Question 17

T or F: It is illegal for pet foods to say “human grade” ingredients.

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Is the term organic legally defined?

Answer 18

yes; may only be applied to pet food labels that follow USDA rules

Question 19

Is the term “Natural” legally defined?

Answer 19

Yes; pet food to consist of only natural ingredients without chemical alterations

Question 20

Is the term “Human Grade” legally defined?

Answer 20

no; false and misleading

Question 21

Is the term “Holistic” legally defined?

Answer 21

no; any manufacturer can claim “holistic” in literature regardless of ingredients

Question 22

what is the nutritional adequacy statement?

Answer 22

the AAFCO mandates that the complete and balanced pet food must be substantiated for nutritional adequacy by one of two means

Question 23

T or F: A nutritional adequacy statement is required if sold across state lines.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

How are ingredients listed?

Answer 24

descending order by weight

Question 25

T or F: Pet food manufacturers are required to list a statement of calorie content.

Answer 25

False; voluntary must use kcal/kg

Question 26

T or F: All necessary information to assess the quality of pet food is available on the labels.

Answer 26

False; information on pet food labels is only one method of quality assessment

Question 27

What does AAFCO do?

Answer 27

regulate production, labeling, distribution and sale of animal foods, establishes dog/cat nutrient profiles

Question 28

Principal display panal

Answer 28

communication with potential purchase on front

Question 29

Product identity

Answer 29

mfr name, brand name, product vignette, product name

Question 30

T or F: The product vignette must be an actually picture of the product or ingredients.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

T or F: Most foods don’t meet the AAFCO “light” limits.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

“Less” or “Reduced Calories” requirements:

Answer 32

percent reduction and product of comparison and label must contain calorie content

Question 33

Purpose of Nutrition statement

Answer 33

prevents companies from being too flighty/broad in language for nutrition statement

Question 34

Req for pet food labeled “complete and balanced”

Answer 34

contain feeding directions

Question 35

Most clinically important thing on pet food?

Answer 35

nutritional adequacy statement