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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Compounded c at food — Specification   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 General requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.1.1  Ingredients for compounded cat food  ................................ ................................ ................................ . 2 
4.1.2  General quality requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  2 
4.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  3 
5 Feed additives  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  3 
6 Contaminants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  4 
6.1 Aflatoxins  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
6.2 Pesticide residues  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 4 
6.3 Heavy metals  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
7 Hygiene  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  4 
8 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  5 
9 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  5 
10 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  5 
Annex  A (normative )  Compounded cat food ingredients  ................................ ................................ .............  6 
A.1 Grain products  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 6 
A.2 Animal products  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 6 
A.3 Plant products (other than cereal based)  ................................ ................................ ...........................  7 
A.4 Industrial by -products ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  7 
A.5 Other ingredients  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 7 
Annex  B (informative)  Vitamins in compounded cat food  ................................ ................................ ............  8 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African S tandards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bo dies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards.   
East African Standards are subject to review, t o keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Commit tee EASC /TC 001, Animal feeds and 
feeding stuffs . 
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
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 Compounde d cat food  — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling , and test methods for  compounded cat food. 
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of t heir content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
IS0 5510, Animal feeding stuffs — Determ ination of available lysine  
ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of crude protein 
content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
ISO 5984, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude ash  
ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuff s — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: Titrimetric method  
ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — Spectrometric method  
ISO 6492,  Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
ISO 6495, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of water -soluble chlorides content  
ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content  
ISO 6497, Animal feeding stuffs — Sampling  
ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method with intermediate filtration  
ISO 9831, Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — Determination of gross calorific value 
— Bomb calorimeter  method  
ISO 13903, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of amino acids content  
ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1 content of mixed feeding stuffs — Method 
using high -performance liquid chromatography  
ISO 17375, Animal feeding  stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1  
ISO 16050, Foodstuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B1, and the total content of aflatoxins B1, B2, G1 and G2 
in cereals, nuts and derived products — High-performance liquid chromatographic method   
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 ISO 27085,Animal fee ding stuff — Determination of calcium, sodium, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, 
iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICP -AES 
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions shall apply  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1  
cat food  
food used to feed cats , including dry and wet cat food  
3.2  
comp ounded  cat food  
cat food which should contain nutrients to meet daily nutritional requirements  
3.3  
compounded f ood 
mixture of at least  two feed ingredient, whether or not containing feed additives, for oral anim al feeding in the 
form of a complementary feed or a complete feed  
3.4  
feed (feedingstuff)  
any single or multiple materials, whether processed, semi -processed or raw, which is  
intended to be fed directly to food producing animals.  
3.5  
food ingredient  
component part or constituent of any mixture making up a feed, whether or not it has a nutritional value in the 
animal’s diet, including feed additives  
Note 1 to entry:  Ingredients are of plant, animal or aquatic origin, or other organic or inorganic substanc es. 
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  Ingredients for compounded cat  food  
4.1.1.1  All ingredients and raw materials shall be of high quality and shall be of sound condition and not 
decomposed or deteriorated.  
4.1.1.2  Ingredients of animal or igin shall be sterilized before use.  
4.1.1.3  Vitamin preparations added to feed shall be in stabilised form.  
4.1.2  General quality requirements  
Compounded cat food shall be : 
a) either dry or wet, raw or pre -cooked;  
b) in the form of pellet, cube or mash   
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 c) free fr om rancidity, musty odour, toxic ingredients, adulterants, mould and insect pest infestation;  and 
d) palatable.  
4.2 Specific requirements  
4.2.1  Compounded c at food shall comply with  the specific requirements given in Table 1.  
Table 1 — Specific r equireme nts f or compounded cat food  
S/N Parameter a Requirement  
% m/m  Test method  
Adult  feed Kitten/r eproduction feed  
i.  Moisture, max.  10.0 10.0 ISO 6496  
ii.  Carbohydrate content 
(max.)  60 60 AOAC 2020.07  
iii.  Crude protein (N×6.25), 
min. 25.0 30 ISO 5983 -1 
iv.  Crude fat, min. 9.0 9.0 ISO 6492  
v.  Crude fibre, m ax. 5.0 4.0 ISO 6865  
vi.  Crude ash, max.  6.0 6.0 ISO 5984  
vii.  Calcium, min.  0.59 1.0 ISO 6490 -1 
viii.  Phosphorus,  min. 0.50 0.84 ISO 6491  
Ca / P ratio  1/1 – 2/1 1/1 – 1.5/1  - 
a All parameters except moisture shall be on dry matter basis.  
 
4.2.2  Compounded cat food may contain vitamins  and minerals  as listed in Annex B 
5 Feed additives  
5.1 Additives in the following categories may be used in compounded rabbit feed and if used, . 
a) antioxidants;  
b) colourants;  
c) emulsifiers;  
d) stabilis ers; 
e) thickeners and gelling agents;  
f) binders;  
g) anti-caking agents and coagulants;  
h) aromatic and appetising substances;  
i) enzymes; and   
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 j) preservatives.  
NOTE 1  Materials intended for mixing with animal feed as additives for use as feeding stuffs should specify the kind of 
and, if appropriate the age group of the animal for which the feed is intended. In addition the quantity in grams per 
kilogram (or percent by weight) of the complete feed which conform to the provisions of this standard should be stated in 
the labe l. 
NOTE  2 No antib iotic, hormone substance, drug  shall be added to or included in a feed other than such ingredients 
required to satisfy this standard and approved by World organization for animal health (OIE) . 
6 Contaminants  
6.1 Aflatoxins  
Compounded cat feed shall comply with the maximum aflatoxin requirements stated in the Table 2 when 
tested in accordance with the methods specified therein . 
Table 2 — Limits for aflatoxin in compounded rabbit feed  
S/N Aflatoxin type  Maximum limit , µg/kg  Test method  
i.  Total aflatoxin  10 ISO 16050  
ISO 14718  
ISO 17375  
ii.  Aflatoxin B 1 5 ISO 6651  
6.2 Pesticide residues  
Compounded cat food  shall comply with those maximum pesticide residue limits established by the Codex 
Alimentarius  Comission.  
6.3 Heavy metals  
Compounded cat food shall comply with the limits of heavy metals as specified in the Table 3 when tested in 
accordance with the methods specified therein.  
Table 3 — Heavy metal limits for compounded  cat food 
S/N Heavy metal  Maximum limit  
mg/kg  Test method  
i. i. Arsenic  2.0 ISO 27085  
ii.  Lead  5.0 
iii.  Cadmium  1.0 
 
7 Hygiene  
7.1 Compounded cat food premix shall be produced and handled in accordance with CAC/RCP 54.  
7.2 Comp ounded  cat food shall comply with microbiolog ical limits as shown in Table 4.   
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 Table 4  — Microbiological requirements for  comp ounded  cat food  
S/N Microorganism  Status  Test method  
i.  Salmonella spp  Absent  ISO 6579 -1 
ii.  Escherichia coli  Absent  ISO 16654  
 
8 Packaging  
Compounded c at food shall be pack aged in clean polypropylene bags or other suitable container line d with 
polythene which are of sufficient strength and shall be properly sealed so as to withstand reasonable handling 
without tearing or bursting or falling open  during storage.  
9 Labelling  
Each bag or container shall be legibly and indelibly  marked and l abelled to display the following information:  
a) name of product as “ Compounded cat food” ; 
b) name and address of the manufacturer /packer/exporter ; 
c) date of manufacture ;  
d) expiry date (best before date ); 
e) net weight (metric units) ; 
f) nutritional declaration ; 
g) instruct ion for use and storage ;  
h) batch/lot number ; and  
i) country of origin . 
10 Sampling  
Sampl ing shall be d one in accordance with ISO 6497.   
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 Annex  A 
(normative ) 
 
Compounded cat food ingredients  
The following ingredients may be used in the manufacture of compounded cat food: 
A.1 Grain products  
a) Maize flour ; 
b) Wheat flour ; 
c) Oat flour ; 
d) Pollard ; 
e) Barley ; 
f) Wheat bran ; 
g) Wheat germ ; 
h) Rice; 
i) Sorghum ; 
j) Maize germ meal ; and  
k) Maize bran . 
A.2 Animal products  
a) Bonemeal ; 
b) Blood meal ; 
c) Meat/bonemeal ; 
d) Meat meal ; 
e) Offal meals (treated) ; 
f) Dried skim med milk ; 
g) Dry whey ; 
h) Cheese meal ; 
i) Poultry by -products (excluding manure) ; 
j) Hydrolysed feather meal ;  
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 k) Fishmeal ; and  
l) Whole milk . 
A.3 Plant products (other than cereal based)  
a) Soybean meal ; 
b) Alfalfa meal (lucerne meal) - dried grass meal ; and  
c) Potatoes (solanum tub erosum) . 
A.4 Industrial by -products  
a) Sunflower cakes ; 
b) Brewer's yeast and dried grains ; and  
c) Sugarcane molasses . 
A.5 Other ingredients  
a) Common salt ; 
b) Dicalcium phospha te (flourine content not to exceed 0.2 % ; 
c) Calcium lactate ; 
d) Limestone ; and  
e) Vitamin and mineral premixes .  
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 Annex  B 
(informative)  
 
Vitamins in compounded cat food  
Table B.1 — Minimum requirements for vitam ins in compounded cat  food 
S/N Vitamin  Requirement  
Adult  Kitten/reproduction  
i.  Vitamin A, IU/kg,  min. 333 900 
ii.  Vitamin D, IU/kg, min.  25.0 75.0 
iii.  Vitamin E, IU/kg, min.  3.80 3.80 
iv.  Thiamine (B 1), mg/kg, min.  0.56 0.55 
v.  Riboflavin (B 2), mg/kg, min.  0.40 0.40 
vi.  Pantothenic acid, mg/kg, 
min.  0.58 0.57 
vii.  Pyridoxine (B 6), mg/kg, min.  0.25 0.40 
viii.  Niacin , mg/kg, min.  4.00 4.00 
ix.  Choline, mg/kg, min.  240 240 
x.  Vitamin B 12, µg/kg, min.  2.25 2.00 
xi.  Folic acid, µg/kg, min.  80.0 80.0 
xii.  Biotin, µg/kg, min.  7.50 7.00 
xiii.  Vitamin K , µg/kg, min.  10.0 10.0 
 
Table B.2 — Requirements for minerals in compounded cat f ood 
S/N Mineral  Requirement  
mg/kg  
Adult  Kitten/ reproduction  
i.  Iron, min.  8.00 8.00 
ii.  Copper, min.  0.50 1.00 
iii.  Manganese, min.  0.50 1.00 
iv.  Zinc, min.  7.50 7.50 
v.  Iodine, min.  0.05 0.18 
vi.  Selenium, max.  0.03 0.03 
vii.  potassium, min.  0.60 0.60 
viii.  Sodium, min.  0.08 0.16 
ix.  Chloride, min.  0.11 0.24 
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