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Cat food is food specifically formulated and designed for consumption by cats. As obligate carnivores , cats have specific requirements for their dietary nutrients, namely nutrients found only in meat or synthesized, such as taurine and vitamin A . [ 1 ]
As of 2018, there are around 470 million pet dogs and around 370 million pet cats. [8] [better source needed] Given the carnivorous diets fed to many pets (especially cats and dogs), involving the consumption of an estimated fifth of the world's meat and fish, the impact of pet-food production on climate change, land-use and other environmental impacts becomes an issue.
A certificate of analysis (COA) is a formal laboratory-prepared document that details the results of (and sometimes the specifications and analytical methods for) one or more laboratory analyses, signed—manually or electronically—by an authorized representative of the entity conducting the analyses. This document gives assurances to the ...
Food composition data (FCD) are detailed sets of information on the nutritionally important components of foods and provide values for energy and nutrients including protein, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins and minerals and for other important food components such as fibre. The data are presented in food composition databases (FCDBs).
In Guangdong, cat meat is a main ingredient in the traditional dish "dragon, tiger, phoenix" (snake, cat, chicken), which is said to fortify the body. [ 11 ] Organized cat-collectors supply the southern restaurants with animals that often originate in Henan , Hubei , Anhui , and Jiangsu provinces.
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An ingredient with a GRAS designation is exempted from the usual Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) food additive tolerance requirements. [2] The concept of food additives being "generally recognized as safe" was first described in the Food Additives Amendment of 1958 , and all additives introduced after this time had to be evaluated ...