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• These guidelines relate to dog and cat foods in this guide, based on the manufacturer’s
manufactured from ingredients with normal substantiation of nutritional adequacy and safety.
digestibility (i.e. ≥ 70% DM digestibility; ≥ 80%
protein digestibility) and average bioavailability. Excluded from the FEDIAF’s Nutritional Guidelines
are pet foods for particular nutritional purposes and
• The maximum recommended nutrient levels some other specialised foods such as for sporting
are based on EU legal limits (L) or levels that dogs etc. Therefore specific products may have
are considered nutritionally safe (N) based on nutrient levels that are different from those stated in
research data. these guidelines.

• Pet foods can be adequate and safe when
nutrient levels are outside the recommendations

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