(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Findings. 
Sec. 3. Pet food regulation. 
Sec. 4. Responsibilities. 
Sec. 5. Regulations. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The pet food industry is a growing sector 
in the United States. Pet food exports have in-
creased by double digits over the last few years. 
(2) United States pet food manufacturers con-
tribute to the national economy by buying nearly 
$7,000,000,000 worth of agricultural products from 
farmers, ranchers, and farm-product processors 
every year. 
(3) Pet ownership has consistently grown in the 
United States, resulting in an increase in pet food 
sales and an accompanying increase in the interest 
by pet owners in how their companion animals’ food 
is regulated and produced. 
(4) Historically, pet food and livestock feed 
have been regulated under the same framework. 
However, as pet owners’ relationships with their pets 
have changed, so too has their understanding of 
pets’ nutritional needs and preferences. Pet food is 
specifically formulated to ensure complete nutrition 
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for the long and healthy lives of companion animals. 
Owning a companion animal provides profound men-
tal, social, and physical health benefits for pet own-
ers such as reduced blood pressure and stress levels, 
and research indicates that companion animals can 
play a role in managing depression. Before the en-
actment of this Act, the regulatory framework that 
was originally created for livestock feed no longer 
met the needs of pets or their owners. 
(5) Before the enactment of this Act, the regu-
latory framework governing pet food manufacture 
and sale, from ingredient approvals to labeling re-
quirements, was multifaceted and wildly incon-
sistent. Regulatory regimes varied by State, were de-
veloped in part by a combination of nongovern-
mental entities and State government agencies, and 
were overseen by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion’s Center for Veterinary Medicine. 
(6) Creating a more streamlined Federal regu-
latory process for new pet food ingredients allows for 
expedited advances for nutrition, greater innovation, 
and more functionality in a more predictable regu-
latory environment. 
(7) Replacing the patchwork of regulation of 
pet food with a uniform Federal regulatory frame-
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work improves marketplace certainty, allows for 
more consistent and predictable ingredient review 
and market introductions, and enhances companion 
animal nutrition. 
(8) The nationwide availability of nutritious, 
safe, and affordable pet food is substantially im-
proved through a unified comprehensive Federal sys-
tem of oversight of the manufacture and sale of pet 
food. 
(9) The manufacture of pet food and its mar-
keting and sale is undertaken throughout the United 
States and its territories and is interstate commerce. 
SEC. 3. PET FOOD REGULATION. 
Chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 425. PET FOOD. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘companion animal’ means a do-
mesticated canine or feline. 
‘‘(2) The terms ‘generally recognized as safe’ 
and ‘GRAS’ mean generally recognized as safe under 
section 201(s). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘pet food’ means any food manu-
factured and distributed for consumption by com-
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panion animals, including treats, nutritional supple-
ments, and pet food ingredients. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘pet food ingredient’ means an 
ingredient intended for use in pet food. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘pet food ingredient submission’ 
means a submission to the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration for a pet food ingredient that is a petition 
under section 409 for any food additive, a petition 
under section 721 for a color additive, or a GRAS 
ingredient notification under subpart E of part 570 
of subchapter E of chapter I of title 21, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(b) PREEMPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No State or a political sub-
division of a State may directly or indirectly estab-
lish, maintain, implement, or enforce any authority 
or requirement relating to the labels, labeling, and 
advertising of pet food. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to restrict State food 
safety oversight activities, including any such activi-
ties relating to implementation of the FDA Food 
Safety Modernization Act, outbreak investigations, 
surveillance sampling, or investigations of consumer 
complaints. 
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‘‘(c) GRAS INGREDIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) INGREDIENTS
DEEMED
GRAS.—Ingredi-
ents that are intended for use in pet food, and are 
not specifically authorized for such use by the Food 
and Drug Administration as a food additive, a color 
additive, or otherwise as of the date of enactment of 
the PURR Act of 2025, are deemed to be GRAS 
if— 
‘‘(A) such ingredients are identified in 
chapter 6 of the 2024 edition of the ‘AAFCO 
Official Publication’ (or any subsequent amend-
ments thereto or editions thereof) as acceptable 
for use in pet food (whether specifically for use 
in dog or cat food, or for use in animal food 
without restriction to species); and 
‘‘(B) there is no finding by the Food and 
Drug Administration that such ingredients are 
not GRAS. 
‘‘(2) VOLUNTARY NOTIFICATION.—A pet food 
manufacturer is not required to notify the Food and 
Drug Administration of GRAS ingredients used in 
pet food, but may voluntarily notify the Food and 
Drug Administration of such GRAS ingredients that 
have not previously been recognized by the Food and 
Drug Administration as GRAS for use in pet food. 
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