{"topic_id":"exotic_pet_food_aafco_specialty_pets","category":"exotic-pet-food","context":"---\ntopic_id: exotic_pet_food_aafco_specialty_pets\ncategory: exotic-pet-food\ntitle: \"Exotic / specialty pet food — AAFCO recognizes only Dog & Cat nutrient profiles; exotics fall under a separate NRC Committee track\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations list the AAFCO-recognized nutrient profiles/authorities.\"\nsource_file: pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-27\ntokens_estimated: 200\nverified: true\nverification: c1_substring\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations / FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) / FEDIAF\"\n  title: \"Exotic / specialty pet food — AAFCO recognizes only Dog & Cat nutrient profiles; exotics fall under a separate NRC Committee track\"\n  url: \"https://www.aafco.org/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-27\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official model regulation / guidelines\"\n  needs_review: false\n---\n# Exotic / specialty pet food\n\nAAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations list the AAFCO-recognized nutrient profiles/authorities. The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source.\n\n> As an AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile or nutritional authority:\n> For dogs, the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles;\n> For cats, the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles;\n> For specialty pets, the nutrient recommendations approved by the Committee on Animal Nutrition of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences\n\nSource: `pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt` (first-hand official extract).\n\n## Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)\n- `As an AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile or nutritional authority:`\n- `For dogs, the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles;`\n- `For cats, the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles;`\n- `For specialty pets, the nutrient recommendations approved by the Committee on Animal Nutrition of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences`","sources":["AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations — Exotic / specialty pet food — AAFCO recognizes only Dog & Cat nutrient profiles; exotics fall under a separate NRC Committee track (retrieved 2026-07-27)"],"source":{"authority":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations","title":"Exotic / specialty pet food — AAFCO recognizes only Dog & Cat nutrient profiles; exotics fall under a separate NRC Committee track","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-07-27","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations / FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines","verification_file":"pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt"},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations / FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines","source_file":"pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt","tokens_estimated":200,"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."}