Why Work with us?
We can source pet food products much cheaper from EU and are able to deliver both:
- Private Label Pet Food.
- Custom Formulation Pet Food.
- We offer both, cat good and dog food.
We help you to build your own high quality pet food brand.
Why Europe?
- We have more competitive prices. There are no import taxes for pet food into the US.
- We can provide new pet food products, not yet established in the US.
- The EU has a much more strict food regulation for both, human and pet food.
Why not settle for both? Better prices and higher quality standards? Work with us.
Food Regulation EU
Feel free taking a look at the US FDA Website “Levels of natural or unavoidable defects in foods that present no health hazards for humans“.
For example, US producers are allowed to include up to 30 insect fragments in a 100-gram jar of peanut butter; as well as 11 rodent hairs in a 25-gram container of paprika; or 3 milligrams of mammalian excreta (typically rat or mouse excrement) per each pound of ginger. This would not be allowed in the EU.
The US and Europe differ in two key areas. First, regulators treat specific food ingredient standards differently, particularly those surrounding possible allergens, preservatives, and additives. Second, there are notable differences in food labeling requirements.
Food Additive Guidelines: More Stringent in Europe
In the US, the FDA and USDA take a more hands-off approach to testing and inspections, often allowing new food ingredients unless proven harmful. Historically, this has included ingredients like GMOs, growth hormones, and chemical preservatives.
EU regulations on food additives tend to be stricter than in the US. The EFSA requires additives to be proven safe before approval, and has banned the use of growth hormones and several chemical additives.
These differing philosophies lead to certain additives being allowed in the US and banned in Europe. For instance, these eight ingredients are commonly used in the US but not in Europe:
- rBGH (rBST) – Growth hormone
- Ractopamine – Increases lean muscle in animal stock
- Potassium bromate – Makes baked goods whiter and increases volume
- Brominate vegetable oil – Used to keep flavors from separating in beverages, although the FDA has proposed a ban on this ingredient
- Olestra – Fat substitute
- Azodicarbonamide – Used to bleach flour
European Food Labels vs. American
The European approach to food additives is visible. The EFSA assigns a 3- or 4-digit code to every food additive, and that number must be included on food labels if it’s used in a product. The EFSA believes this system makes it easier for consumers to look up and memorize specific additives.
Food regulations in the US require the names of those same additives to be printed out in full. Interestingly, food packaging with only E numbers is prohibited in US markets. This regulation is why brands can’t meet one or both standards with a single line of packaging.
Both markets require food labels to list high-risk allergens. The EU requires labeling of 14 allergens, while the US notes 9 major food allergens since the addition of sesame on January 1, 2023.
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