"Non-rendered clean parts of slaughtered mammals, other than meat. Includes lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, blood, bone, and stomachs."
Sounds clinical. Here's what it means in practice: intestines, udders, esophagus, and whatever else didn't make the human food cut. The source animal is unspecified — it could be cattle, pigs, horses, or unknown. The word "clean" in the AAFCO definition is not regulated the way you'd hope.
A meaningful red flag: an unnamed source, heavy processing into a by-product or digest form, or documented regulatory scrutiny in at least one country. -4 pts deducted.
Rated D (-4 pts) by PetPro-tectors™. Sounds clinical. Here's what it means in practice: intestines, udders, esophagus, and whatever else didn't make the human food cut. The source animal is unspecified — it could be cattle, pigs, horses, or unknown. The word "clean" in the AAFCO definition is not regulated the way you'd hope.
Non-rendered clean parts of slaughtered mammals, other than meat. Includes lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain, liver, blood, bone, and stomachs.