Description

AS 5812 – 2017 Edition – Manufacturing and marketing of pet food

AS 5812 specifies requirements for the production and supply of manufactured food for domesticated dogs and cats.

This Standard covers production of pet food, including pet meatfrom sourcing and receipt of ingredients to storage, processing (including heat treatment), packing, labelling and storage of products in order to assure its safety for pets. Italso includes instructions for the uniform application of information provided on labels.

This Standard applies to both domestic and imported manufactured pet food products.Imported products are also subjectto official animal and plantbiosecurity risk assessment and associated import requirements in order to prevent the introduction of foreign animal diseases.

Additionally, the Standard may form the basis for certifying product for export market access. Commonwealth regulations deal with export certificationof pet food where it is needed to meet the requirements of an overseas government authority.

General Product Information:

Edition	2nd Edition
Document Type	PDF
Document Language	English
Committee	FT-033
ISBN	978 1 76035 903 4
Pages	26
Publisher	Standards Australia(AS)
Status	Current