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Pet food label requirements checker & formatter

Answer a few questions to see exactly what your dog or cat food, treat, or supplement label must include — and lay it out in the standard format with a preview of the compliant copy. Free, no account needed.

Format-only: the Guaranteed-Analysis and calorie figures you enter are placed verbatim. LabelClear never calculates or verifies them — those numbers, and the lab behind them, stay yours.

A complete & balanced food carries a nutritional-adequacy statement; treats, supplements, and mixers carry an intermittent/supplemental-feeding statement.

Used in the statement of identity; we add the species designation.

Net weight

We declare both US customary and metric units for you (FPLA).

Guaranteed Analysis (your figures, placed verbatim)

Leave any blank to get a [__] placeholder you can fill in. We place exactly what you type — we never calculate or check these values.

Adds the California Proposition 65 short-form warning when required.

Add ingredients, calories & maker details (optional)

List in descending order of predominance by weight, using each ingredient's common name. We format the list; leave blank for a placeholder.

Any extra guarantees beyond the standard four — placed verbatim, one per line.

Builds your required manufacturer/distributor identity line (21 CFR 501.4 / FPLA).

No account needed · Unlock print-ready copy ($24) after you review the preview.

The standards behind your pet food label

Full pet food label requirements guide

Every required element on one page — identity and species, net weight, Guaranteed Analysis, ingredients, nutritional adequacy, feeding directions, calories, and maker identity — cited to FDA 21 CFR Part 501.

Guaranteed Analysis, explained

What the crude protein, fat, fiber, and moisture guarantees mean, why minimums and maximums differ, and why you (not a formatter) own those numbers.

Nutritional adequacy statement

The "complete and balanced" claim vs. the intermittent/supplemental-feeding statement — which one your product needs and how it is substantiated.

Dog treat label requirements

How treats and chews differ from complete foods — the intermittent-feeding statement, the calorie statement, and what marketplaces expect.

Common questions

What has to be on a pet food label?

Under FDA rules (21 CFR Part 501), a dog or cat food label needs a product identity with the species it is for, the net quantity of contents, the Guaranteed Analysis, the ingredient list in descending order by weight, a nutritional-adequacy or intermittent-feeding statement, feeding directions, a calorie content statement, and the manufacturer or distributor name and address.

Do you generate the Guaranteed Analysis numbers for me?

No — and that is deliberate. LabelClear is format-only: you supply your own crude protein, fat, fiber, moisture, and calorie figures from your formulation or lab analysis, and we place them verbatim in the standard layout. We never calculate, change, or verify those numbers, which keeps the lab and liability where it belongs — with you.

Is this an AAFCO tool?

No. LabelClear is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by AAFCO. The formatter is built on FDA's public-domain animal-food labeling rules (21 CFR Part 501) and the FPLA. Where AAFCO model regulations matter (the nutritional-adequacy and calorie statements, which states adopt), we reference them factually and flag that adoption varies by state — we do not reproduce AAFCO's copyrighted tables.

Is the formatter free?

Yes. The requirements checklist and a preview are free with no account. The full print-ready copy, copy-paste text, and a PDF are a one-time $24 unlock.