According to AFFCO there is no such thing as human grade.... It is all marketingOriginally Posted by pvida
a better grade dry food is a good investment, in any case; I buy Life's Abundance and/or Flint River Ranch---human grade ingredients---no feet, feathers, or other "garbage" that I wouldn't eat myself, nevermind feed my 6 babies---
not me lol. and no, wet food will absolutely not rot your cats eat out. in my opinion, both dry food and wet food are healthy.Originally Posted by Shiraz
So the consensus on here is that wet food will not rot teeth out? I'd already read one or 2 articles about dry food not being as beneficial as most are led to believe, but my friends all talked about it with such conviction, even when they have no proof to back it up. Just out of curiosity, one of the articles posted above mentioned brushing your cats teeth daily. How many people actually do that? lol
I got it from the AFFCO bookOriginally Posted by CatsAreBetter
Just as an FYI there is a difference, according to the FDA, on meat used for humans and that used for animals. I haven't yet found the particular spot that compares them, but there is very clearly a standard on the FDA website about meat used for feeding raw diets to companion animals, which MUST be human grade, or as they put it "Manufacturers who produce raw meat diets should use USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)-inspected meat that has been passed for human consumption. " and The measures manufacturers can use i nc lude irradiation, participation in USDA's voluntary inspection program, and use of good manufacturing practices such as those used for human foods.
I'm still looking for something official about pet grade ingredients, since all I have is from an unofficial site.
In any case, it does not mean that they didn't just simply use the words "human grade ingredients" without actually using human grade ingredients. It seems the regulations are much more lax for pet food than for human food.
Sharky.. do you happen to know where there's some sort of comparison or something? I've actually been wondering this myself since what I read on the unofficial site gives me reason to worry about what they're using in wet foods.. (I'm a bit paranoid though, hehe).
Well I don't do it everyday but I do brush their teeth (about 3 times a week). I use logic gel which they lick out of the tube but I try to brush with it some of the time. I also use plaque off which I sprinkle on their food.Originally Posted by Shiraz
Just out of curiosity, one of the articles posted above mentioned brushing your cats teeth daily. How many people actually do that? lol
I've been googling like mad this morning trying to find out why cats can't digest pork and I did manage to see a page on human grade stuff regarding pet food in the US. It just means it doesn't have stuff like animal tumors or sawdust in it *vomit*Originally Posted by CatsAreBetter
Just as an FYI there is a difference, according to the FDA, on meat used for humans and that used for animals. I haven't yet found the particular spot that compares them, but there is very clearly a standard on the FDA website about meat used for feeding raw diets to companion animals, which MUST be human grade, or as they put it "Manufacturers who produce raw meat diets should use USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)-inspected meat that has been passed for human consumption. " and The measures manufacturers can use i nc lude irradiation, participation in USDA's voluntary inspection program, and use of good manufacturing practices such as those used for human foods.
I'm still looking for something official about pet grade ingredients, since all I have is from an unofficial site.
In any case, it does not mean that they didn't just simply use the words "human grade ingredients" without actually using human grade ingredients. It seems the regulations are much more lax for pet food than for human food.
Sharky.. do you happen to know where there's some sort of comparison or something? I've actually been wondering this myself since what I read on the unofficial site gives me reason to worry about what they're using in wet foods.. (I'm a bit paranoid though, hehe).