Dog and cat food (dry and wet food)
As of 01/2017
The tests comprise a physicochemical examination of the ingredients declared as well as an assessment of the declaration with regards to its legal compliance. The requirements for the individual parameters are detailed in the document “DLG Requirements Quality Seal Pet Food“ and are subject to the legal requirements according to Regulation (EG) 767/2009 on the marketing and use of feed, in particular Annex IV in conjunction with Regulation (EU) No. 939/2010.
1 Test criteria
1.1 Ingredients:
1.2 Additives:
The tests are adapted to the declaration and claims and may cover the following test parameters:
1.3 Fulfilment of the nutritional needs of complete feedstuff
2. Test methods
The tests are subject to the applicable authoritative test methods.
3. Requirements
fat content, protein, fat content, crude ash, calcium, phosphorus:
The requirements are deemed to have been met if the analytically determined contents of the declared values do not differ from the tolerances stated in Regulation (EU) No.. 939/2010 in conjunction with Annex IV Part A of Regulation (EG) 767/2009. Further analytical latitudes will not be considered.
Energy content:
The estimation of metabolic energy (ME) contents is calculated in accordance with the specifications of the “Proceedings of the Society of Nutrition Physiology 2003”.
The pet food’s energy content, which was arithmetically determined from the analytical test, is informally communicated and provides the basis for the evaluation of the nutrition physiology.
Additives:
The requirements are deemed to have been met if the analytically determined contents of the declared values do not differ from the tolerances stated in Regulation (EU) No.. 939/2010 in conjunction with Annex IV Part B of Regulation (EG) 767/2009.
Further analytical latitudes can be considered.
The following allowances will be accepted as a result of native contents and higher dosage (due to long best-before date):
Fulfillment of nutritional needs:
The requirements for the coverage of nutrional needs are deemed to have been met, if the specifications of the “Nutritional Guidelines of Fédération européenne de l´industrie des aliments pour animaux familiers” in the latest version are observed.
Further analytical latitudes can be considered.
4. Evaluations and information to the applicant, resp. user of the quality seal
Considering the requirements defined in point 3, the products will be evaluated as follows:
4.1 Laboratory analysis
4.1.1 Deceedance
In case of a deviation from the deceeding level: The requirement will be considered as not being fulfilled. The product will be rejected
4.1.2 Exceedance
a) Parameters with a legally determined maximum content
b) Parameters without a legally determined maximum content
fat content, protein, crude fibre, crude ash, calcium, phosphorus, moisture (if necessary, further ingredients)
c) Other parameters
4.2 Fulfillment of nutritional needs