{"topic_id":"pfi-label_002","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: pfi-label_002\ncategory: PFI-LABEL\ntitle: What is Changing on Pet Food Labels\nlang: en\nsource: pfi_pet_food_label_white_paper.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 1022\n---\n\nWhat is Changing on Pet Food Labels\nOver the next few years, the North American pet food industry is rolling out a modernized\nnutrition facts label across all pet food products to drive consumer transparency and\nunderstanding. Complete, industry wide implementation of the modernized nutrition facts label\nis expected by 2030, but consumers should expect to see early examples of these updated\nlabels on pet food products as early as spring 2025. The goal of this label modernization\nis standardization across all North American pet food products and to more closely align\nwith human food labeling. The updated nutrition label is designed for clarity and to be more\ninformative, making it easier for pet owners and veterinary professionals to review and\nunderstand the most relevant nutritional content of pet foods. One of the most impactful\nupdates to the nutrition facts label is the shift from crude fiber to total dietary fiber (TDF)\nmaximum percentage within the product guaranteed analysis, thereby providing a more accurate\nand meaningful measure of a pets’ dietary fiber intake. A dietary fiber (max) will now appear\nbelow the newly defined total carbohydrate (max) as a hanging indent on a pet food nutrition\nfacts label.\nIt is important to understand that while the total dietary fiber content is now declared, the actual\namount of fiber in pet food has not changed. Previously, fiber was declared as a fraction of the\ntotal fiber content (as ‘crude fiber’); now, it is presented in its entirety (as ‘total dietary fiber’).\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1022,"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."}