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Key National and Government Entities 

USA

Alaska Department of Fish and Game     https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/

AAFCO 2023 Official Publication. Champaign, IL. Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc. 2023.    www.aafco.org

U.S. Department of Agriculture    www.ams.usda.gov

U.S. Food and Drug Administration   www.fda.gov/industrywww.fda.gov/food  

All U.S. State Departments of Agriculture

The National Library of Medicine (national Center of Biotechnology Information) https://pubmed.ncbi.nih.gov   

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Studies   https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov

The U.S. Government Publishing Office   GovInfo     www.govinfo.gov

The U.S. National Archives – Code of Federal Regulations    www.ecfr.gov

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services  https://drugs.ncats.io/substances

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  www.epa.gov

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce)  www.fisheries.noaa.gov  

Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)  https://inspection.canada.ca/eng/1297964599443/12979965645317  

The Government of Canada – Justice Laws Website

https://laws-lois-justice.gc.ca/eng/

The Pet Food Association of Canada   www.pfca.com

European Union

The European Fisheries Control Agency   www.efca.europa.eu/en  

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)   www.efsa.europa.eu 

The European Commission   https://commission.europa.eu/index_en  

The European Council   www.consilium.europa.eu/en/

The European Parliament   https://europarl.europa.eu

EUR-Lex (Access to European Law)    https://eur-lex.europa.eu/

The European Food Information Council (EUFIC)   www.eufic.org

European Market Observatory for Fisheries and Aquaculture Products
www.eumofa.eu

Lexparency.org (Regulations, Directives and Decisions of EU)
https://lexparency.org

Fédération Européenne de l'Industrie des Aliments pour Animaux Familiers (FEDIAF) (European Pet Food Industry Federation)
https://europeanpetfood.org

Brazil

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)
 https://www.gov.br/agricltura/pt-br/international/english  

Thailand

Thai Food and Drug Administration   https://www.fda.moph.go.th/

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives    https://www.moac.go.th/moaceng-home

Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technology Research    https://www.tistr.or.th/en/  

Thai Industrial Standards Institute Ministry of Industry  https://www.tisi,go.th/home/en

United Nations

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   www.fao.org

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs

The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency   www.food.gov.uk  

The United Kingdom Animal and Plant Health Agency
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/animal-and-plant-health-agency  

Ireland

The Government of Ireland   www.gov.ie/en/

Australia & New Zealand

Asia

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) formally the Ministry of Agriculture.  www.english.moa.gov.cn

The China Food and Drug Administration (formally CFDA – now NMPA)
www.english.nmpa.gov.cn  

The Japan Pet Food Association https://petfood.or.jp/english/message/index.html

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American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) www.aspca.org

American Kennel Club                                                        www.akc.org 

California Sea Grant (Scripps Institute of Oceanography)  https://caseagrant.ucsd.edu

European Sprouted Seeds Association (ESSA)                    https://sproutedseeds.eu

Global Alliance of Pet Food Associations (GAPFA)             www.gapfa.org

Institute for Feed Education & Research                         https://ifeeder.org

International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM)  https://iacmcolor.org

International Food Additives Council (IFAC)          www.foodingredientfacts.org

OCL (Oilseeds and fats, Crops and Lipids)             www.oci-journal.org

The European Feed Manufacturers Federation Council (FEFAC)  https://fefac.eu

The U.S. Grains Council                                            https://grains.org

Marine Stewardship Council                                 www.msc.org

MDPI (Swiss publisher of open-source scientific journals) https://www.mdpi.com

North American Renderers Association                  https://nara.org

World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)                  www.wwf.eu

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Brain Reference (Collection of Research on Brain supplements)  https://brainreference.com

Cambridge University – Journal of Nutritional Science – Protein quality of inspects as potential ingredients for dog and cat foods. 2014      https://www.cambridge.org/

Cornell University – College of Veterinary Medicine      www.vet.cornell.edu    

Europe PMC (Public source Center for Research Papers https://europepmc.org

Harvard Health Publishing – Harvard Medical School www.health.harvard.edu

Kansas State University  https://krex.k-state.edu

Michigan State University – College of Agriculture & Natural Resources  https://canr.msu.edu

Oregon State University  https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals

Pennsylvania State University – College of Agricultural Sciences https://extension.psu.edu

Research Gate  www.researchgate.net

ScienceDirect

(Scientific, Technical and Medical Research Directory)  www.sciencedirect.com  

Tufts University – Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
https://vetnutrition.tufts.edu/

University of Florida https://b;ogs.ifas.ufl.edu/global/

University of Guelph (Ontario Veterinary College) https://ovcpetnutrition.uoguelph.ca

University of Oxford – Press Department   https://academic.oup.com 

University of Maine      https://seagrant.unmaine.edu

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American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) https://www.aaha.com

Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association    https://avmajournals.avma.org/  

American Veterinary Medical Foundation     www.avmf.org

Mount Sinai – Icahn School of Medicine https://www.mountsinai.org

Mayo Clinic               www.mayoclinic.org

Veterinarians.org                  www.veterinarians.org  

Preventive Vet                         www.preventivevet.com  

Vet Explains Pets                 https://vetexplainspets.com

Veterinary Secrets               https://veterinarysecrets.com 

Dr. Axe                                   https://draxe.com

Dr. Bill’s Pet Nutrition        https://drbillspetnutrition.com

VCA Animal Hospitals        https://vcahospitals.com

Van Isle Veterinary Hospital  www.vanislevet.com

Waterdown Animal Hospital (Canada)    https://waterdownvet.ca

Animal Emergency & Referral Center of Minnesota      https://aercmn.com

MedVet                                     www.medvetforpets.com

Nutravet                                   www.nutravet.co.uk

The Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA)   www.pdsa.org.uk

Innovative Veterinary Care   https://ivcjournal.com

Vetinfo                                      www.vetinfo.com

VetFolio                                   www.vetfolio.com

Wiki Doc (Textbook of Medicine) https://www.wikidoc.org

CareFirstRX                             https://cfpharmacy

VetMedicineBD                      https://vetmedicinebd.com

WebMD                                    www.webMD.com

Traditional & Holistic Veterinary Services   www.holistic-pet-care.com

Today’s Veterinary Practice   https://tpdaysveterinarypractice.com

Veterinary Drugs.com           https://drugs.com/vet/

Vet Concept                              www.vet-concept.nl

Phys Org                                   https://phys.org

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1Source                                                                 https://1source.com 

Addiction (we go further for pets)              https://addictionpet.com

Advice Hub at Pets Corner                            https://petopedia.petscorner.co.uk

AI                                                                           https://www.articleinsider.com

All about Dog Food                                          www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk

All-Natural Pet Care                                        https://allnaturalpetcare.com

All the Science                                                   www.allthescience.org

AniFirm                                                               www.anifirm.com

Arden Grange                                                    www.ardengrange.com

Ask Pet Guru                                                      https://askpetguru.com

Authentica Pets                                                https://authenticapets.com 

A-Z Animals                                                       https://a-z-animals.com

Bark Post                                                             https://post-bark.com

Best Glucosamine for Dogs Advice and Reviews   https://bestglucosaminefordogs.org

Brook Farm Veterinary Center                    www.brookfarmveterinarycenter.com 

Canadian Pet Connection.ca                        https://www.canadianpetconnection.ca/

Can Dogs Eat It                                                 www.candogseatit.com

Can I Give My Dog.com                                 https://canigivemydog.com

Centre d’Etude et de Valorisation des Algues                        
                                                                https://www.ceva-algues.com/en/

(CEVA) (Algae Technology & Innovation Center)

Chemical Book                                         https://m.chemicalbook.com

Chemical Safety Facts.org                             www.chemicalsafetyfacts.org

Citizendium                                                       www.en.citizendium.org

Clean food Facts                                               https://cleanfoodfacts.com

Clovegarden                                                       www.clovegarden.com

CoVetrus                                                              https://northamerica.covetrus.com

Daily Puppy                                                        https://dogcare.dailypuppy.com

DermNet                                                             https://dermnetnz.org

Dog Advisory Council                                      https://dogadvisorycouncil.com

Dogs Best Life.com                                          https://dogsbestlife.com 

Dog Care Life                                                     https://dogcarelife.com

Dog Food Genius                                              www.dogfoodgenius.com 

Dog Food Guide                                                https://dogfood.guide.com

Dog Health Coach                                            https://doghealthcoach.com 

Dog Health Know-How                                  https://doghealthknowlowcom

Dog Hint                                                              https://doghint.com

Dogington Post                                                  www.dogingtonpost.com

Dogs Naturally Magazine                              www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com

Dog Needs Best                                                 www.dogneedsbest.com

Dogstar                                                                www.dogstar.com

Dogtime.com                                                     https://dogtime.com 

Eat Quick, Healthy.                                         https://eatquickhealthy.com

Feedipedia                                                         www.feedipedia.org

Feeding My Dog Breed                                   www.feedingmydogbreed.com

Fetching Foods                                                  https://www.Fetchingfoods.com

Fish Choice (environmental nonprofit)    https://fishchoice.com

Food Additives                                                  https://foodadditives.net

Food Construed                                                www.foodconstrued.com

Food Fur Life                                                     https://www.foodfurlife.com/

Forbes                                                                  www.forbes.com

For the Love of Dogs                                       https://dogfriendlyscene,co.uk

Global Pets                                                         https://globalpetindustry.com

Great Pet Care                                                   www.greatpetcare.com

Green Pet Food                                                 www.green-petfood.com

Healthline                                                          www.healthline.com

Herbsmith                                                          www.herbsmithinc.com

Hyaenidae                                                          www.hyaenidae.org

I Heart Dogs                                                       https://iheartdogs.com

Ingredion                                                            www.ingredion.com

iQi                                                                          www.iqi-petfood.com

Krill Oil for Dogs                                              www.krilloilfordogs.com

Labudde Group                                                 www.lubudde.com

Live Science                                                       www.livescience.com

Lush                                                                      www.lush.com

Malt Products                                                    https://maltproducts.com

M-Dog                                                                  https://www.m-dog.org/sardines-for-dogs/

Medical News Today                                       www.medicalnewstoday.com 

Medium                                                               https://medium.com

Modern Farmer                                 https://modernfarmer.com

Mspca angell                                      www.mspca.org 

Mushroom Council                          www.mushroomcouncil.com

MyPetChild.com                               www.mypetchild.com

Natural Food Coloring (China)    www.naturalfoodcoloring.com

Natural Health and Diet for Dogs www.Caninearthritisandjoint.com

Newseed                                              https://www.foodsweeteners.com

NHV Natural Pet                              https://nhvpethealth.com/

Nongnghiep Vietnam                     https://vietnamagriculture.nongnghiep.vn

North Fork                                          www.northforkbison.com/wild-boar

Nutri Science                                     https://nutriscienceusa.com

Nutrish                                                 https://nutrish.com

Nutrition Insight                              https://www.nutritioninsight.com

Nutritional Value                             www.ntritionalvalue.org

One Green Planet                             www.onegreenplanet,org

Only Natural Pet                               www.onlynaturalpet.com

Open Food Facts                               https://world.openfoodfacts.org

Organic Facts                                     www.organicfacts.net

Organic Lifestyle                              www.organiclifestylemagazine.com

Our Fit Pets                                        https://ourfitpets.com

Our Pets HQ                                       https://ourpetshq.com

Oxford Pets                                        https://oxfordpets.com

Pen + Tec Consulting                      https://pentec-consulting.eu

Pet Advisers                                       www.petadvisers.com

Pet Coach                                             www.petcoach.com

Pet Care Advisors                             https://petcareadvisors.com

Pet Consider                                       www.petconsider.com

Petcube                                                https://petcube.com

Pet Diet Guide                                   https://petdietguide.com

Pet Educate.                                                       https://peteducate.com

Petfood                                                                 https://en.allextruded.com

Pet Food Brands                                               https://petfoodbrands.net

Pet Food Institute                                            www.petfoodinstitute.org

Petfood Reviewer                                             https://petfoodreviewer.com

Pet Guide.com                                                   www.petguide.com

Pet Honesty                                                        www.pethonesty.com

PetKeen                                                               www.petkeen.com

PetLabCo.                                                           www.petlabco.com

Pet Life Days                                                      www.petlifedays.com

PetMD                                                                  www.petMD.com

Pet Place                                                              www.petplace.com

Pet Product News                                             www.petproductnews.com

Pet Tao                                                                 https://pettao.com

Prima Wawona                                                  https://www.prima.com

PSSI (Food Safety Solutions)                       www.pssi.com

Qrill Pet                                                               www.qrillpet.com

Raw Food and Exercise- K9Over Coffee   www.k9overcoffee.com

RCI (Canadian News)                                     https://ici.radio-canada.ca

Science ABC                                                       https://www.scienceabc.com

Scoular                                                                 www.scoular.com 

Self-Decode Supplements             https://supplements.selfdecode.com

Serious eats                                                        www.seriouseats.com

SFGATE                                                               https://healthyeasting.sfgate.com

Shark Allies                                                        www.smithsonianmag.com

Sorghum (The smart choice)                        www.sorghumcheckoff.com

Specialty Produce                                             https://specialtyproduce.com

Spoiled Hounds                                                https://spoiledhounds.com

Statista                                                                 https://www.statista.com/

Trail Blazers Health Food                              https://tailblazerspets.com

Talking About the Science                             www.talkingaboutthescience.com

Taylor & Francis Online (Open Access to

Published academic research)                     https://www.tanfonline.com

Tickled Pet                                                          https://tickledpet.com 

The Canine Buddy                                           https://thecaninebuddy.com

The Fish Site

(Aquaculture for all Ireland)                        https://thefishsite.com

The Nest                                                              https://pets.thenest.com

The Pets Sphere                                                https://thepetssphere.com

The Simple Food Project                                https://simplefoodproject.com

The Spruce Pets                                                https://www.thesprucepets.com

The Super Healthy Food                                https://thesuperhealthyfood.com

The Truth About Pet Food                             https://truthaboutpetfood.com

The Vegetarian Resource Group                 https://www.vrg.org

Treat Well                                                           https://learn.treatwellpetcare.ca

Top Dog Tips                                                      https://topdogtips.com

Trio Plant Based                                               www.trioplantbased.com

Trupanion (Pet Medical insurance)           https://trupanion.com

Wag!                                                                      https://wagwalking.com

What Can My Dog Eat                                    https://whatcanmydogeat.com

Whole Dog Journal                                          www.whole-dog-journal.com

Wikipedia                                                           https://en.wikipedia.org

World Grain.com                                              www.world-grain.com

Your Dog Advisor                                             https://yourdogadvisor.com

Zoo Awesome                                                    https://zooawesome.com

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