A guide for the retail sale of pet food
(for Scotland)
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This covers the labelling of any type of compound or manufactured pet food, which is on sale either:
- loose from bins, hoppers or other retail bulk displays; or
- in small pre-packs you make up yourself by breaking down larger packs.
A compound pet food is a product comprising of a mixture of ingredients (with or without additives, such as vitamins or trace elements), usually in the form of a coarse mix, kibbles/biscuits or as a wet food in tins or pouches. The pet food must be labelled with a ‘statutory statement’.
Where food is sold loose care must be taken to ensure that any use by or best before dates and batch numbers are updated when new stock is added. Consideration must also be given to efficient and effective stock rotation to ensure the accuracy of information given in the statutory statement.
