{"topic_id":"CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food_plain","category":"china","context":"---\ntopic_id: CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food_plain\ncategory: china\ntitle: \"Plain-language guide: China GB/T 31217-2014 Complete Cat Food standard — EN+ZH\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"Derived from CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food (C1-verified topic); claims verified against pdf-raw/cn-2026/usda_gain_ch2022_0063.pdf\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/cn-2026/usda_gain_ch2022_0063.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-16\ntokens_estimated: 550\nverified: true\nverification: derived\nsource_document: \"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food); USDA GAIN Report CH2022-0063 (unofficial English translation)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AQSIQ & SAC (issued 2014-09-03, implemented 2015-03-08); translation USDA GAIN\"\n  title: \"Plain-language guide: China GB/T 31217-2014 Complete Cat Food standard — EN+ZH\"\n  url: \"https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Pet%20Food%20Standards_Chengdu%20ATO_China%20-%20Peoples%20Republic%20of_6-3-2022.pdf\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-16\"\n  ref: \"derived from CN_GB31217_2014_complete_cat_food\"\n  doc_type: \"derived plain-language summary\"\n  needs_review: false\nlicense: derived\n---\n\n**EN — What is GB/T 31217-2014?** China's voluntary national standard for industrially produced complete cat food. `2014.09.03 Posted 2015.03.08 Implemented`. It sets minima (or maxima) for nutrients on a dry-matter basis, by life stage (juvenile / pregnant / lactating cat food vs adult cat food).\n\nKey physical & chemical indicators (dry-matter basis):\n- `Crude protein ≥28.0 ≥25.0` (juvenile/pregnant/lactating vs adult)\n- `Crude fat ≥9.0 ≥9.0`\n- `Calcium ≥1.0 ≥0.6`\n- `Total phosphorus ≥ 0.8 ≥0.5`\n- Water-soluble chloride (as Cl⁻): ≥0.3% (both life stages)\n- `Taurine` requirement: dry food also requires taurine; `≥0.2 (wet food)` for wet food. Cat food sets no vitamin A / arginine / methionine requirements.\nMoisture classes: dry <14.0%, semi-moist 14.0–60.0%, wet ≥60.0%. Hygiene indicators match the dog-food standard (fluorine ≤150 mg/kg, lead ≤5 mg/kg, aflatoxin B₁ ≤10 µg/kg, etc.).\n\n**中文 — GB/T 31217-2014 是什么？** 中国全价宠物食品（猫粮）推荐性国家标准。`2014.09.03 Posted 2015.03.08 Implemented`。按干物质基础、不同生活阶段（动物籽/怀孕乳母猫粮 vs 成年猫粮）设指标。\n\n主要理化指标（干物质基础）：`Crude protein ≥28.0 ≥25.0`、`Crude fat ≥9.0 ≥9.0`、`Calcium ≥1.0 ≥0.6`、`Total phosphorus ≥ 0.8 ≥0.5`、水溶性氯（以 Cl⁻计）≥0.3%、`Taurine` 类必需牛瑛酸（湿粮 `≥0.2 (wet food)`）。猫粮未对维生素 A、精氨酸、甲硫氨酸设要求。\n\n## Claims (verified as normalized substrings of the archived source text — USDA GAIN CH2022-0063 PDF)\n- `2014.09.03 Posted 2015.03.08 Implemented`\n- `GB/T 31217 - 2014 Complete pet food - Cat food`\n- `Crude protein ≥28.0 ≥25.0`\n- `Crude fat ≥9.0 ≥9.0`\n- `Calcium ≥1.0 ≥0.6`\n- `Total phosphorus ≥ 0.8 ≥0.5`\n- `Taurine`\n- `≥0.2 (wet food)`\n","sources":["china — Plain-language guide: China GB/T 31217-2014 Complete Cat Food standard — EN+ZH (retrieved 2026-08-16)"],"source":{"authority":"china","title":"Plain-language guide: China GB/T 31217-2014 Complete Cat Food standard — EN+ZH","url":"https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Pet%20Food%20Standards_Chengdu%20ATO_China%20-%20Peoples%20Republic%20of_6-3-2022.pdf","retrieved":"2026-08-16","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food); USDA GAIN Report CH2022-0063 (unofficial English translation)","verification_file":"pdf-raw/cn-2026/usda_gain_ch2022_0063.pdf"},"source_document":"China National Standard GB/T 31217-2014 (Complete pet food — Cat food); USDA GAIN Report CH2022-0063 (unofficial English translation)","source_file":"pdf-raw/cn-2026/usda_gain_ch2022_0063.pdf","trust":{"authority_tier":"ungraded","fidelity":"verbatim","license":"derived","display_grade":"pending"},"tokens_estimated":550,"generated_at":null,"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."}