"AAFCO permits the use of 4D animal material in pet food rendering under certain conditions."
Animals that are dead on arrival, dying before slaughter, visibly diseased, or too disabled to walk are called "4D animals." In human food, they are rejected. They are legal in pet food rendering under AAFCO rules. The rendering process destroys most pathogens — but it does not destroy heavy metals, certain hormones, or all drug residues (see: pentobarbital).
Our most serious tier: a documented carcinogen finding, an outright ban in at least one country or species, or an unspecified source that can legally include 4D (dead, dying, diseased, disabled) animals. -5 pts deducted.
Rated F (-5 pts) by PetPro-tectors™. Animals that are dead on arrival, dying before slaughter, visibly diseased, or too disabled to walk are called "4D animals." In human food, they are rejected. They are legal in pet food rendering under AAFCO rules. The rendering process destroys most pathogens — but it does not destroy heavy metals, certain hormones, or all drug residues (see: pentobarbital).
AAFCO permits the use of 4D animal material in pet food rendering under certain conditions.