Version 1
: Received: 2 May 2024 / Approved: 7 May 2024 / Online: 7 May 2024 (10:54:51 CEST)
How to cite:
Ma, K. M.; Chan, T. H.; Mak, S. L.; Tang, W. F.; Chak, W. Y.; Lee, C. C.; Li, C. Y. A Study on Control of Dog Food Quality, Safety and Health. Preprints2024, 2024050353. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0353.v1
Ma, K. M.; Chan, T. H.; Mak, S. L.; Tang, W. F.; Chak, W. Y.; Lee, C. C.; Li, C. Y. A Study on Control of Dog Food Quality, Safety and Health. Preprints 2024, 2024050353. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0353.v1
Ma, K. M.; Chan, T. H.; Mak, S. L.; Tang, W. F.; Chak, W. Y.; Lee, C. C.; Li, C. Y. A Study on Control of Dog Food Quality, Safety and Health. Preprints2024, 2024050353. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0353.v1
APA Style
Ma, K. M., Chan, T. H., Mak, S. L., Tang, W. F., Chak, W. Y., Lee, C. C., & Li, C. Y. (2024). A Study on Control of Dog Food Quality, Safety and Health. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0353.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ma, K. M., Chi Chung Lee and Chun Yin Li. 2024 "A Study on Control of Dog Food Quality, Safety and Health" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0353.v1
Abstract
Dogs population increased exponentially in the past decade while the birth rate decreased gradually, especially in the developed countries. Due to dogs’ characteristics of loyalty and obedience, most pet owners treated their dogs as their family members or companions, therefore they are willing to select and purchase safe, high quality and nutrition dog food to their dogs. However, there is lack of regulation or standard to reinforce the production or distribution of dog food in Hong Kong. Consequently, this paper will first review the relationship between high dog population and declining birth rate, types of dog food and typical ingredients. Secondly, the potential health implications of various “toxic” food ingredients for dog, hazard analysis of dog food and its testing methods will be investigated. Lastly, this paper will summarize worldwide existing standards and regulations, quality and hygiene management system related to dog food safety to provide insights and suggestions to Hong Kong government about the importance and urgency of implementing regulations and policies to oversee the imported and local manufactured dog food.
Keywords
pet foods; food safety; dog food; dry dog food; semi-moist dog food; moist dog food; regulations
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Life Sciences
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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