{"topic_id":"AAFCO_labeling_99_lifecycle","category":"aafco","context":"AAFCO's named-ingredient rules (2024 Model Regulation PF3(c)) — commonly called the \"95% rule\" — state that an ingredient or combination of ingredients may form part of a brand or product name when the named ingredient(s) constitute at least 95% of the total weight of the product; water sufficient for processing may be excluded when calculating the percentage, but the named ingredients must still constitute at least 70% of the total product weight. So a product named \"Chicken Dog Food\" must be overwhelmingly chicken. Products that do not meet the 95% threshold fall to the next tiers: the 25% rule (PF3(c)(2)) requires at least 25% of the named ingredient (and at least 10% of total product weight) together with a descriptor such as \"dinner\", \"platter\", \"entree\", \"formula\" or \"recipe\" in the same size, style and color print; the \"with\" rule (PF3(d)) requires at least 3% of each named ingredient (e.g., \"Dog Food with Chicken\"), with type-size limits by panel size; and a flavor designation (PF3(e)) requires only that the flavor conform to a listed ingredient or identified source, with the word \"flavor\" printed as conspicuously as the flavor name and substantiation available on request. PF3(b) separately forbids \"100%\" or \"All\" names for multi-ingredient products.\n","sources":["generated from .md only"],"tokens_estimated":139,"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."}