FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR PET FOOD LABEL MODERNIZATION IMPLEMENTATION How can the net weight be presented so that is acceptable to both the US and countries that use metric? This question is more a general labeling question, not just a PFLM question. Quantity statement rules have not changed as a result of PFLM. AAFCO’s Pet Food and Specialty Pet Food regulations have, and still do(see PF2(a)(3)), refer to 16CFR500 (aka Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, FPLA) which covers both metric and imperial quantity statements. In the US, both imperial and metric units are required. PFLM has brought more focus on product weight per unit in grams because of the Nutrition Facts requirements. PFLM has brought more attention to the Quantity Statement formatting because of the formatting requirements of the Purpose Statement. But the Quantity Statement requirements have changed. PFLM itself does not say anything about rounding, but the calculator for NF from AAFCO does round the numbers. These are not super precise numbers. So for an ounce or a pound, the Fair Packaging Labeling Act provides the expectations, not PFLM. In Pet Nutrition Facts area, you should go to one decimal or round it up to whole number or round down to 0.5.