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AAFCO wants to know: What do YOU want from an ingredient statement? — 11 Comments

  1. I would like to see cleaner ingredients. Why would I want to feed my babies something I wouldn’t eat. I would like to be able to read the label and know what everything is and know it isn’t by-products or empty calories. I view my animals like they are one of my human children.

  2. I want to see the exact percentages of the meat or fish as well as fillers and what fillers are in the food. I want to know if there are antibiotics, GMOs, etc.. I also want to know why the Veterinarians of this country do not have a rating system for pet foods. They of course would have to offer the ratings impartially, not being bought to give a high rating to certain foods. I also want to know the water content in percentages and where the main meat or fish came from ad CLEAR, LARGE expiration dates on the bags and cans.

  3. I’d like to see actual calories per can on the foods. KCals mean absolutely nothing to me since I don’t have a degree in veterinary medicine (my daughter does and did the calculations for me, but I don’t have access to her brain sometimes when I most need it), and I’m a total loss when it comes to math! I have 2 cats and one is overweight. If I knew the amount of calories per can it would be helpful.

  4. meat as 1st ingredient, human grade if possible. High protein moderate fat and very low carb and fiber. No grains and no carrageenan, at least 70 % moisture. More accurate labeling rather than maximums and minimums.

  5. IF the ingredient list merely says “chicken” I want to know what percentage of the food is bone. If the title is cuts or chunks I want to know if it is actually chunks of meat or fake meat made out of flour or such. I would like to know if any of the ingredients in canned wet food are rendered ingredients or freshly slaughtered for the manufacture of the food. It would also be helpful to know how much liver is in the percentage as some foods list liver as the third ingredient. Ideally, if it is a fish product to know where the fish came from and whether it was farmed or caught. I”m sure I have a dozen questions that will come to me later. Thanks!

  6. I want to know how much taurine is in the food. Don’t label something as ‘fish’ or meat, I want to know what kind it is! More animal protein and less plant protein. I want to know how many vitamins are in food, is there vitamin a? Where are the ingredients from? I don’t want meat from China or Thailand. I don’t want antibiotics or GMO’s in my pet food. Tell me what is in it!! I would not feed my cats most of the food on the market. I mean cats don’t eat corn, why is it the first ingredient?

  7. Honesty, without fancy names or cover ups to hide what the ingredients truly are. Much less grains, and if there are toxic substances such as ethoxyquin preservative, it must be listed. EVERY ingredient listed and for what it truly is!

  8. I would like to see percentage of what is used and what it is in layman’s terms as well as technical.We NEED to understand it. So much dog/ cat foods on the market are garbage! People need to know that!

  9. PLEASE PLEASE if you can’t make huge changes … leave OUT the artificial colorants! Many cats like humans have sensitivities to RED#, YELLOW# ETC. They are not needed and we do not want them in our pets’ foods!!

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