{"topic_id":"CN_NY4838_2023_premium_dog_food","category":"china","context":"---\ntopic_id: \"CN_NY4838_2023_premium_dog_food\"\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\"\nsource_document: \"China NY/T 4838-2025 (Complete pet food — General requirements for prescription diets)\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"china\"\n  title: \"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  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\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":["china — NY/T 4838-2025《全价宠物食品 处方粮通用要求》(Complete pet food — General requirements for pres"],"source":{"authority":"china","title":"NY/T 4838-2025《全价宠物食品 处方粮通用要求》(Complete pet food — General requirements for pres","url":"http://www.moa.gov.cn/","retrieved":"","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"China NY/T 4838-2025 (Complete pet food — General requirements for prescription diets)","verification_file":""},"source_document":"China NY/T 4838-2025 (Complete pet food — General requirements for prescription diets)","source_file":"","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"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."}