{"topic_id":"CN_NY4838_2023_premium_dog_food","category":"china","context":"---\nlang: en\ntitle: \"NY/T 4838-2025《全价宠物食品 处方粮通用要求》(Complete pet food — General requirements for pres\"\n---\n\nNY/T 4838-2025《全价宠物食品 处方粮通用要求》(Complete pet food — General requirements for prescription diets) is China's agricultural industry standard for prescription ( veterinary / therapeutic ) complete pet food — not a 'premium dog food' standard. Status per the National Standards Information Public Service Platform (std.samr.gov.cn): recommended industry standard (推荐性), current (现行), administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (农业农村部); published 2025-12-09, effective 2026-05-01; filing number 104872-2026 (filing announcement 2026 No. 5); CCS classification B 46, ICS 65.120. Scope (per platform summary): nutritional characteristic indicators for 19 categories of prescription diets, moisture-based classification, raw material and additive compliance, and hygiene indicators. Related standard plans listed by the platform: 20253041-T-469 (全价宠物食品 猫粮) and 20253042-T-469 (全价宠物食品 犬粮), alongside the existing GB/T 31216-2014 (dog) and GB/T 31217-2014 (cat). The full standard text is paywalled and was not retrieved; detailed nutrient limits could not be verified from available sources.\n","sources":["pdf-parsed/cn-2026/nyt_4838.html","pdf-parsed/cn-2026/import_registration_analysis.json"],"tokens_estimated":188,"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."}