Industry guidelines & codes of practice
Industry guidelines to ensure healthy, safe and hygienic processes are followed when producing pet food.
FEDIAF Codes of Practice
Nutritional Guidelines for pet food manufacturers in the UK are produced by FEDIAF (the European Pet Food Industry). These guidelines (also known as Codes) detail the nutritional needs of cats and dogs at varying life stages. They are regularly updated to include the latest nutritional research.
FEDIAF also produces Manufacturing Guidelines for pet food manufacturers, outlining the best practice for pet food manufacturers to follow, to ensure healthy, safe and hygienic processes are followed when making pet food.
FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice
Visit our 'Document Library' for other FEDIAF guidelines
UK Pet Food guidelines & advice
UK Pet Food has also developed Guidelines for producing raw pet food that we expect our members producing raw pet food to follow.
Click on the button below to see our quick reference guide to Best Practice in pet food manufacturing.
Other useful guidelines & advice
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) provides guidance xxxx animal feed legislation:
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/animal-feed-legislation
https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/pet-food
Other useful links:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency