AAFCO 2024 model regulations overview

AAFCO 2024 Model Regulations document (official publication PDF 636,145 bytes; parsed text 1,323 lines) sets out the Model Regulations for Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food Under the Model Bill (Section Editor—Lizette Beckman), organized as Regulations PF1 through PF12: PF1 Definitions and Terms (including "All Life Stages", "Family", "Food Mixer", "Food Supplement", "Familiar Household Unit"); PF2 Label Format and Labeling; PF3 Brand and Product Names (95% rule — named ingredient at least 95% of total weight excluding water and at least 70% including water; 25% rule with a descriptor such as "dinner", "platter", "entree", "formula" or "recipe"; 3% "with" rule; flavor designations; declared moisture may not exceed 78.00% unless the product is identified as a stew, gravy, sauce, broth, aspic, juice, milk replacer or similar); PF4 Intended Use Statement and Nutritional Adequacy Claims ("Complete [Species] Food", veterinary diets, treats, food supplements and mixers); PF5 Pet and Specialty Pet Nutrition Facts (the boxed panel with calorie content per familiar household unit and ordered nutrient guarantees); PF9 Determination of Calorie Content (Modified Atwater formula ME kcal/kg = 10[(3.5 × CP) + (8.5 × CF) + (3.5 × NFE)], or AAFCO feeding-test procedures); PF10 Descriptive Terms (e.g., "light" calorie thresholds); and further regulations on ingredients, drugs, feeding directions and manufacturer address. The Model Regulations are a template that US states may adopt under their own state feed laws; pet food products must comply with the version adopted by the destination state. Source: pdf-raw/aafco_2024_model_reg.pdf, parsed to pdf-parsed/aafco_2024_model_reg.txt (identical text also in aafco_2024_official_from_ctfassets.txt).