{"topic_id":"ingredient_crosswalk_dried_seaweed_meal","category":"ingredient-crosswalk","context":"---\ntopic_id: ingredient_crosswalk_dried_seaweed_meal\ncategory: ingredient-crosswalk\ntitle: \"Dried Seaweed Meal — cross-standard identity (AAFCO 2024 / EU Reg 68/2013)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AAFCO Official Publication 2024 Ch.6 (first-hand); EU Reg (EU) No 68/2013 Feed Catalogue (first-hand); CN 农业部公告第1773号 饲料原料目录 (first-hand). Derived crosswalk; each quoted cell traced to the named source entry.\"\nsource_file: pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt\nsource_type: government_regulation\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-06\ntokens_estimated: 500\nverification: {method: derived_from_dataset, claims: 4, passed: 4, date: 2026-08-06}\nsource_document: \"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO (US) / European Commission Reg (EU) 68/2013 (EU)\"\n  title: \"Dried Seaweed Meal — cross-standard identity\"\n  url: \"https://www.aafco.org/ ; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/68 ; https://www.moa.gov.cn/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-06\"\n  ref: \"Each jurisdiction's name/definition is quoted from the first-hand source; the crosswalk verdict is a derived comparison anchored on Latin name + process, not a claim of regulatory equivalence.\"\n  doc_type: \"derived crosswalk of first-hand regulations (public domain)\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1: derived from T1 first-hand government regulations (AAFCO/EU/CN)\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-06\n---\n\n# Dried Seaweed Meal — cross-standard identity\n\nDerived crosswalk of how one pet-food ingredient is named and defined across jurisdictions. **No claim of regulatory equivalence is made** — the pairing is anchored on **Latin name + process** and the verdict states where the definitions actually diverge.\n\n- **Latin anchor:** — (not stated in source)\n- **Process anchor:** AAFCO `60.76` \"Dried Seaweed Meal\"; EU `7.2.6` \"Seaweed meal\"\n- **Verdict:** `closest_with_differences`\n\n## Per-jurisdiction entry\n\n- **🇺🇸 AAFCO (US) — Ch.6 `60.76` \"Dried Seaweed Meal\"**: is the product resulting from drying and grinding non-toxic macroscopic marine algae (marine plants) of the following botanical divisions: Division RHODOPHYTA (Red Algae); Division PHAEOPHYTA (Brown Algae); Division CHLOROPHYTA (Green Algae). The maximum percentage of salt (NaCl) (determined by sodium content), the minimum percentage of potassium (K), and the percentage of iodine (I) shall be guaranteed. If the product is prepared by artificial drying it must be labeled as: Dehydrated Seaweed Meal. The family(ies) shall be identified on the label. Note: The following families are accepted for use under the definition, Dried Seaweed Meal: RHODOPHYTA (Red Algae): Gelidiaceae, Endocladiaceae, Gigartinaceae, Gracilariaceae, Phyllophoraceae, Solieriaceae, Hypneaceae, Palmariaceae, Bangiaceae; PHAEOPHYTA (Brown Algae): Chordaceae, Laminariaceae, Lessoniaceae, Alariaceae, Fucaceae, Sargassaceae, Durvillaeaceae; CHLOROPHYTA (Green Algae): Monostromataceae, Ulvaceae. (Proposed 1986, Published 1991, Amended 1994)  _(src: AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6, code 60.76)_\n- **🇪🇺 EU — Reg 68/2013 `7.2.6` \"Seaweed meal\"**: Product obtained by drying and crushing macro-algae, in particular brown seaweed. This product may have been washed to reduce the iodine content. May contain up to 0,1 % of antifoaming agents. _(src: EU Reg 68/2013 Annex, code 7.2.6)_\n- **🇨🇳 CN — 公告1773**: name \"海藻粉\" was not confirmed in the parsed 饲料原料目录 (Ann.1773); it may instead fall under the 饲料添加剂目录 (Ann.2045) or be absent. Marked as no confirmed CN 原料 entry.  _(src: 农业部公告第1773号 饲料原料目录 — not found)_\n\n## Crosswalk verdict\n\nThe AAFCO and EU entries are the closest with differences pair for this ingredient (matched on name + Latin/process anchor). Differences in allowed species, ash/protein limits, or processing wording are noted per cell above rather than asserted as identical.\n\n## Multilingual names (official where free)\n- EN (AAFCO/EU): see per-jurisdiction entry above\n- ZH (CN): 海藻粉\n- BG (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Брашно от морски водорасли\n- CS (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): moučka z mořských řas\n- DA (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Tangmel\n- DE (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Seealgenmehl\n- EL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Άλευρο θαλασσινών φυκών\n- ES (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Harina de algas\n- ET (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Merevetikajahu\n- FI (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Merileväjauho\n- FR (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Farine d’algues marines\n- GA (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): not available in Irish (GA) on EUR-Lex — document 32013R0068 was never translated into Irish\n- HR (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Krmno brašno od morskih algi\n- HU (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Tengerimoszatliszt\n- IT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Farina di alghe marine\n- LT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Jūrinių dumblių miltai\n- LV (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Jūraszāļu milti\n- MT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Smida tal-alka tal-baħar\n- NL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Zeewier, gedroogd\n- PL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mączka z wodorostów morskich\n- PT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Farinha de algas marinhas\n- RO (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Făină din alge marine\n- SK (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Múčka z morských rias\n- SL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): moka iz morske trave\n- SV (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Tångmjöl\n- JA (FAMIC 飼料の公定規格 別表): pending — no corresponding entry in the FAMIC feed catalogue\n- KO (사료 등의 기준 및 규격 별표 5, law.go.kr admRulSeq 2100000263778): pending — authoritative feed-material list published only as HWP (Hangul Word Processor), which could not be parsed in this environment\n- RU (EAEU ТР feed): pending — the cited ТР ТС 024/2011 is the oils/fats regulation; an EAEU feed technical regulation is not in-force on eec.eaeunion.org and national texts (adilet.zan.kz, souzkombikorm.ru) are unreachable from this environment\n\n> Method: `derived_from_dataset`. Every quoted name/definition is from the first-hand source cited per cell. Equivalence is a derived editorial judgement anchored on Latin name + process; where jurisdictions use different regulatory units the verdict is `closest_with_differences` / `no_confirmed_equivalent` rather than 'same'.\n","sources":["ingredient-crosswalk — Dried Seaweed Meal — cross-standard identity (retrieved 2026-08-06)"],"source":{"authority":"ingredient-crosswalk","title":"Dried Seaweed Meal — cross-standard identity","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-08-06","ref":"公告第1773号","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt"},"source_document":"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录","source_file":"pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":500,"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."}