{"topic_id":"AAFCO_2024_model_regulations_overview","category":"aafco","context":"AAFCO 2024 Model Regulations document (official publication PDF 636,145 bytes; parsed text 1,323 lines) sets out the Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food Under the Model Bill (Section Editor—Lizette Beckman), organized as Regulations PF1 through PF12: PF1 Definitions and Terms (including \"All Life Stages\", \"Family\", \"Food Mixer\", \"Food Supplement\", \"Familiar Household Unit\"); PF2 Label Format and Labeling; PF3 Brand and Product Names (95% rule — named ingredient at least 95% of total weight excluding water and at least 70% including water; 25% rule with a descriptor such as \"dinner\", \"platter\", \"entree\", \"formula\" or \"recipe\"; 3% \"with\" rule; flavor designations; declared moisture may not exceed 78.00% unless the product is identified as a stew, gravy, sauce, broth, aspic, juice, milk replacer or similar); PF4 Intended Use Statement and Nutritional Adequacy Claims (\"Complete [Species] Food\", veterinary diets, treats, food supplements and mixers); PF5 Pet and Specialty Pet Nutrition Facts (the boxed panel with calorie content per familiar household unit and ordered nutrient guarantees); PF9 Determination of Calorie Content (Modified Atwater formula ME kcal/kg = 10[(3.5 × CP) + (8.5 × CF) + (3.5 × NFE)], or AAFCO feeding-test procedures); PF10 Descriptive Terms (e.g., \"light\" calorie thresholds); and further regulations on ingredients, drugs, feeding directions and manufacturer address. The Model Regulations are a template that US states may adopt under their own state feed laws; pet food products must comply with the version adopted by the destination state. Source: pdf-raw/aafco_2024_model_reg.pdf, parsed to pdf-parsed/aafco_2024_model_reg.txt (identical text also in aafco_2024_official_from_ctfassets.txt).\n","sources":["generated from .md only"],"tokens_estimated":243,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}