Exotic / specialty pet food

exotic_pet_food_aafco_specialty_pets

AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations list the AAFCO-recognized nutrient profiles/authorities. The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source.

> As an AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile or nutritional authority: > For dogs, the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles; > For cats, the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles; > For specialty pets, the nutrient recommendations approved by the Committee on Animal Nutrition of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences

Source: pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt (first-hand official extract).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

As an AAFCO-recognized nutrient profile or nutritional authority:
For dogs, the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles;
For cats, the AAFCO Cat Food Nutrient Profiles;
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

Exotic / specialty pet food — AAFCO recognizes only Dog & Cat nutrient profiles; exotics fall under a separate NRC Committee track

Source document: AAFCO Model Pet Food Regulations / FEDIAF Nutritional Guidelines

AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) / FEDIAFretrieved 2026-07-27

Verification file: pdf-raw/aafco/Draft-Model_Pet_Food_Regulations-9-28-22.txt

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