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Michael Romanos · 04-17-2007, 08:35 PM

Recently, I was advised by a member that AAFCO had approved an all purpose dog food and she wondered why this was so when AAFCO have slightly altered separate standards for puppy food, adult food and senior food.

Well, I finally made contact with Dr Nick Cave who is qualified to carry out testing of dog food on behalf of AAFCO.

It is ok for adults to consume puppy food but not vice versa. In other words, puppies can eat food designed for them that is also applicable for adults and seniors. But puppies should not eat food designed for adult dogs only says Dr Cave.

Dr Cave also reiterated my point that AAFCO is only designed as an organisation to approve or disapprove of food for dogs in the context of having ALL the necessary vitamins, minerals and nutrients for a complete and balanced diet to a minimum standard and maximum standard (where applicable). So this means that dog foods that contains inferior substances to others can still get the AAFCO seal of approval because they still contain all the necessary vites, mins and nutes. So if you see the content details of a dog food and it sounds ghastly to you yet the food carries a AAFCO approval, it is because of the mins, vites and nutes only.

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Michael Romanos Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Silverstream (near Wellington, the capital of NZ) Posts: 4,902 Images: 2	Puppy food for adults Recently, I was advised by a member that AAFCO had approved an all purpose dog food and she wondered why this was so when AAFCO have slightly altered separate standards for puppy food, adult food and senior food. Well, I finally made contact with Dr Nick Cave who is qualified to carry out testing of dog food on behalf of AAFCO. It is ok for adults to consume puppy food but not vice versa. In other words, puppies can eat food designed for them that is also applicable for adults and seniors. But puppies should not eat food designed for adult dogs only says Dr Cave. Dr Cave also reiterated my point that AAFCO is only designed as an organisation to approve or disapprove of food for dogs in the context of having ALL the necessary vitamins, minerals and nutrients for a complete and balanced diet to a minimum standard and maximum standard (where applicable). So this means that dog foods that contains inferior substances to others can still get the AAFCO seal of approval because they still contain all the necessary vites, mins and nutes. So if you see the content details of a dog food and it sounds ghastly to you yet the food carries a AAFCO approval, it is because of the mins, vites and nutes only.