Do you know what it means for pet food to be labeled 'Human Grade'? The requirements may surprise you!
1) Human Grade pet food means the product is fit for human consumption. Itâs also termed âfood gradeâ or âedible,â by AAFCO and FDA.
2) Human Grade food is manufactured, packed, transported and held in accordance with federal regulations for human food.
3) Human food production facilities must also incorporate a HACCP plan for food safety. It takes place under much stricter standards for cleanliness, record-keeping and overall quality.
4) Regular pet food is classed as âFeed Gradeâ, which means itâs unfit for human consumption because of its ingredients, or the way itâs been made.
5) Even if a pet food company uses some human grade ingredients, if they donât make their product in a human food facility, they canât legally call it Human Grade.
6) The Honest Kitchen is the only pet food company with FDA approval to use the term âHuman Food Gradeâ on labels.
