{"topic_id":"CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food","category":"china","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food\"\nlang: en\ntitle: \"GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food, 全价宠物食品 猫粮) was issued 2014-09-03 \"\nsource_document: \"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"china\"\n  title: \"GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food, 全价宠物食品 猫粮) was issued 2014-09-03 \"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:cn-std\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\nGB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food, 全价宠物食品 猫粮) was issued 2014-09-03 by AQSIQ and the China National Standardization Administration and implemented 2015-03-08; it is a voluntary national standard for industrially produced complete cat food. Main physical and chemical indicators (Table 1, dry matter basis, juvenile/pregnant/lactating vs adult): crude protein ≥28.0% / ≥25.0%; crude fat ≥9.0% / ≥9.0%; crude ash ≤10.0% / ≤10.0%; crude fiber ≤9.0% / ≤9.0%; calcium ≥1.0% / ≥0.6%; total phosphorus ≥0.8% / ≥0.5%; water-soluble chloride (as Cl⁻) ≥0.3% / ≥0.3%; taurine ≥0.1% (dry food) and ≥0.2% (wet food) for both life stages. Calcium and phosphorus carry minima only — the standard specifies no upper limits, and it does not set requirements for vitamin A, arginine, or methionine. Moisture classification (Table 2): dry <14.0%, semi-moist 14.0–60.0%, wet ≥60.0%. Hygiene indicators (Table 3, 88% dry matter basis) match the dog food standard: fluorine ≤150 mg/kg, cadmium ≤2 mg/kg, mercury ≤0.3 mg/kg, lead ≤5 mg/kg, total arsenic ≤10 mg/kg (aquatic animals/algae) or ≤2 mg/kg, aflatoxin B₁ ≤10 µg/kg, total bacteria <1×10⁴ CFU/g (except wet food), Salmonella not found in 25 g, commercial sterility for wet food. Source: unofficial English translation in USDA GAIN Report CH2022-0063.\n","sources":["china — GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food, 全价宠物食品 猫粮) was issued 2014-09-03 "],"source":{"authority":"china","title":"GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food, 全价宠物食品 猫粮) was issued 2014-09-03 ","url":"http://www.moa.gov.cn/","retrieved":"","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food)","verification_file":""},"source_document":"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food)","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":257,"generated_at":"2026-07-19","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."}