{"topic_id":"aafco_2021_t60_117_bsfl_adult_dog_tentative","category":"insect-protein-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: aafco_2021_t60_117_bsfl_adult_dog_tentative\ncategory: insect-protein-2026\ntitle: \"AAFCO 2021 Midyear — T60.117(C) Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tentative Definition for Adult Dog Food (January 2021, Approved August 2021)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"aafco-idc-minutes-2021-midyear.pdf (AAFCO wp-content, downloaded 2026-07-21, 432 KB)\"\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-21\ntokens_estimated: 1100\nverification:\n  method: substring_match\n  claims: 10\n  passed: 10\n  date: 2026-07-21\n---\n\n# AAFCO 2021 Midyear — T60.117(C) Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae Tentative Definition for Adult Dog Food\n\nAt the AAFCO **Ingredient Definitions Committee (IDC) Midyear Meeting, January 2021** (first session, virtual), the Pet Food Committee discussed a new tentative definition for **Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL)** extending use to **adult dog food**. The discussion was tabled and revisited in the second session. The **motion to publish a new tentative definition T60.117(C)** was carried and ultimately **tentatively approved in August 2021** at the AAFCO Annual Meeting.\n\n## The Definitive T60.117(C) Text (Published in OP Chapter 6)\n\n> **T60.117 (C) Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae** is the **dried larvae of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens**, with or without mechanical extraction of part of the oil, that has been raised on **feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials**. The ingredient must be labeled with **guarantees for minimum crude protein and minimum crude fat on an as-fed basis**. If oil is mechanically extracted, **maximum crude fat** must also be guaranteed on the ingredient label. The ingredient is dried by artificial means to **no more than 10% moisture**. It is for use in **salmonid, poultry, and swine feed and in adult dog food**, as a source of protein and fat consistent with good feeding practices.\n\n## Key Identifiers\n\n| Field | Value |\n|---|---|\n| Definition number | **T60.117(C)** |\n| Common name | Dried Black Soldier Fly Larvae |\n| Scientific name | **Hermetia illucens** |\n| Maximum moisture | 10% (artificial drying) |\n| Authorised animal use | salmonid, poultry, swine feed + **adult dog food** |\n| Required label guarantees | min crude protein, min crude fat, max crude fat (if oil mechanically extracted) |\n| Meeting | IDC Midyear, January 2021 |\n| Tentative approval | August 2021 (Annual Meeting) |\n| Proposed by | **Erin Bubb** (Pet Food Committee, Item 9) |\n\n## Companion T33.29 Black Soldier Fly Larvae Oil (Tentative 2021)\n\nIn parallel, the same 2021 IDC moved to publish a new tentative definition for **T33.29 Black Soldier Fly Larvae Oil** — \"the product obtained by mechanically extracting the oil from dried larvae of Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens, that have been raised on a feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials\" — proposed by Richard Ten Eyck.\n\n## Significance\n\nThis was the **first time AAFCO explicitly added \"adult dog food\" to the BSFL use list**, marking the formal entry of insect protein into the **US pet food regulatory framework** as a permitted ingredient for adult dogs. The motion was moved by **Stan Cook, MO** (a long-standing IDC member) and approved at the IDC Midyear 2021.\n\n## Source\n\n`pdf-raw/insect-protein-2026/aafco-idc-minutes-2021-midyear.pdf` (AAFCO wp-content `aafco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ingredient_Definitions_Minutes_2021_Midyear.pdf`, 432 KB, downloaded 2026-07-21).\n\nFor the 2024 upgrade to Official for finfish and the 2025 Official for adult dog/cat food, see companion topics `aafco_2024_t60_117a_bsfl_official_finfish` and `aafco_2025_t60_117_bsfl_official_adult_dog_cat`.","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1100,"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."}