Beware: Many dog foods pass regulatory muster on the merits of one of their 'siblings,' rather than their own test results.

Virtually every dog food on the market complies with the labeling regulations and meets the nutrient standards suggested by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO); go look at the fine print on your dog’s food label. It will have one of two statements on it, indicating which of two AAFCO standards it supposedly met: either a “feeding trial” or chemical analysis of the food. The problem is, that particular food may have passed neither test itself.

What?

The sudden proliferation of 'special' formu- las on pet store shelves can be traced to a change in AAFCO rules regarding 'families' of foods.

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