Pet Food and Animal Feed Ingredients Regulatory & Consulting Services

Providing global scientific and regulatory solutions for pet food and animal feed ingredients.

Requirements for gaining market entry and maintaining compliance for pet food and animal feed ingredients are complex and vary widely across jurisdictions. Pet food and animal feed ingredients must demonstrate safety and utility in target animal species to be considered for pre-market approval. In many cases, registration of the ingredient and finished product is required.

Intertek has a well-connected global team with extensive experience meeting the regulatory requirements for pet food and animal feed ingredients. Our knowledgeable staff provides scientific and regulatory support at all stages of the product lifecycle.

Gaining approval of feed ingredients and additives globally requires a clear, efficient strategy. Intertek’s scientific and regulatory staff has the expertise to identify and outline the challenges across various jurisdictions and provide an actionable plan to address them.

Our services include:

Developing successful regulatory strategies and conducting feasibility assessments and gap analyses
Designing and placing studies to support the safety and efficacy (utility) of an ingredient for the intended use
Undertaking safety and efficacy assessments
Facilitating dialogue with regulatory agencies
Preparing registration dossiers and stewarding assessments by regulatory and scientific bodies (the United States Food and Drug Administration [FDA], Association of American Feed Control Officials [AAFCO], European Food Safety Authority [EFSA], Canadian Food Inspection Agency [CFIA], etc.)
Supporting AAFCO ingredient definitions
Preparing animal food Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) Notifications
Coordinating Expert Panel reviews as part of the GRAS determination process
Facilitating publication of pivotal data in scientific journals
Preparing Incidental Feed Additive (IFA) submissions including for substances used in ethanol distillers’ grains

Regulatory frameworks for pre-market approval vary around the world:

In the United States, pet food and feed ingredients must be either (i) approved food additives, (ii) GRAS for the intended use, or (iii) AAFCO -defined ingredients.
In Europe, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition sets out detailed requirements for the pre-market approval of feed additives.
In Canada, all feed ingredients for use in livestock must be approved for market by the CFIA and listed in the Canadian Feed Ingredients Table (formerly Schedules IV and V of the Feeds Regulation (1983)). Certain ingredients and some mixed feeds must also be registered with the CFIA. Incidental Feed Additives (IFAs) are used in the processing of a feed or ingredient with no technical effect on the final product, and CFIA requires data submissions to support the safety of these IFAs.