{"topic_id":"pfi-pflm_003","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: pfi-pflm_003\ncategory: PFI-PFLM\ntitle: Is there a way to label for specific life stages? For example, senior diets?\nlang: en\nsource: pfi_pflm_faqs_202507.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 755\nsource_document: \"PFI (Pet Food Institute) manufacturing standards\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"US FDA / USDA APHIS\"\n  title: \"Is there a way to label for specific life stages? For example, senior diets?\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-18\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official PDF\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:fda\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\nIs there a way to label for specific life stages? For example, senior diets?\nThe Purpose Statement is prescriptive, verbatim only, it is not optional language. It cannot say complete food\nfor senior dogs, for example. Additional language like ‘senior’ is considered marketing language and can be\nsomewhere else on the package. It cannot be in the Prescriptive Purpose Statement.\n\nIf the Nutrition Facts includes a footnote and the ingredient list uses a footnote to\nindicate Organic, what should be done with the symbols?\nFor Example:\n\nPet Nutrition Facts\n1 Cup (8 oz standard measuring cup) = 120 g\nCalories Per Cup....: 460\nFrom : Protein 155, Fat 216, Carbohydrates 88\nNutrients\n\nINGREDIENTS: Brown rice** chicken meal,\nwheat gluten, chicken fat, corn gluten meal,\nnatural flavors, sugar, choline chloride, vitamins\n(DL-alpha tocopherol acetate, thiamine\nmononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride), minerals\n(zinc proteinate, zinc oxide, ferrous sulfate,\nmanganese proteinate, manganous oxide, copper\nsulfate, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, copper\nproteinate), mixed tocopherols (preservative),\ncitric acid (preservative).\n**Organic\n","sources":["US FDA / USDA APHIS — Is there a way to label for specific life stages? For example, senior diets? (retrieved 2026-07-18)"],"source":{"authority":"US FDA / USDA APHIS","title":"Is there a way to label for specific life stages? For example, senior diets?","url":"https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/","retrieved":"2026-07-18","ref":"","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"PFI (Pet Food Institute) manufacturing standards","verification_file":"pfi_pflm_faqs_202507.pdf"},"source_document":"PFI (Pet Food Institute) manufacturing standards","source_file":"pfi_pflm_faqs_202507.pdf","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":755,"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."}