Mineral analysis of complete dog and cat foods in the UK and compliance with European guidelines
| Autor: | Lucy Jones, Mike Davies, David S. Gardner, Rebecca Alborough, Catherine D. Williams, C. Davis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
040301 veterinary sciences Companion animal Population lcsh:Medicine Mineral composition Article 0403 veterinary science Pet food Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Animals Medicine media_common.cataloged_instance European Union Food science European union lcsh:Science education media_common Minerals education.field_of_study Multidisciplinary business.industry Mineral analysis lcsh:R digestive oral and skin physiology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Animal Feed United Kingdom 030104 developmental biology Practice Guidelines as Topic Cats Fish lcsh:Q Guideline Adherence General health business Nutritive Value |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2017) Scientific Reports |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-017-17159-7 |
| Popis: | The mineral content of complete pet food is regulated to ensure health of the companion animal population. A comprehensive analysis of adherence to these regulatory guidelines has not been conducted. We measured mineral composition of a range of complete wet (n=97) and dry (n=80) canine and feline pet food sold in the UK to assess compliance with EU guidelines. While a majority of foods complied with ≥8 of 11 guidelines (99% and 83% for dry and wet food, respectively), many failed to provide nutritional minimum (e.g. Cu, 20 % of wet food) or exceeded nutritional maximum (e.g. Se, 76% of wet food). Only 6% (6/97) of wet and 39% (34/80) of dry food were fully compliant. Some foods (20-30% of all analysed) had mineral imbalances such as not having the recommended balance of Ca:P (between 1:1 to 2:1). Foods with high fish content had high levels of undesirable metal elements such as arsenic. The study highlights broad non-compliance of a range of popular pet foods sold in the UK with EU guidelines (95% and 61% of wet and dry foods, respectively). If fed exclusively and over an extended period, a number of these pet foods could impact the general health of companion animals. |
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