{
  "title": "Animal-ingredient naming in a checked panel of ten UK dog-food formulations",
  "checked_date": "2026-10-24",
  "method_version": "1.2",
  "selection": "Purposive editorial panel across7brands; not a UK-market sample",
  "classification_scope": "Composition ingredients explicitly of animal origin. Nutritional additives, inferred origin of ambiguous technical ingredients, manufacturing cross-contact and undeclared sources are outside classification.",
  "terminology": "Named source means a common animal name such as chicken, lamb, salmon or krill, not taxonomic species authentication. Poultry, fish and animal-fat/protein group terms remain broad. This is not DNA verification or an allergen audit.",
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      "product_name": "Chicken You Out",
      "brand": "Butternut Box",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/butternut-box-chicken-you-out/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://butternutbox.com/our-dog-food/fresh-meals/chicken",
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      "composition": "Human-Quality Chicken 60% (Chicken, Chicken Liver, Chicken Heart), Carrots (12%), Sweet Potatoes (4%), Peas (4%), Cauliflower (4%), Broccoli (4%), Split Red Lentils (4%), Whole Red Lentils (4%), Brewer’s Yeast, Minerals, Ground Flaxseed, Dried Algae, Dried Sage.",
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        {
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          "named_common_animal_source": "chicken"
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        "fat": 5,
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        "ash": 2,
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        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "moisture": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Analytical declaration on product page, interpreted as food as supplied; current section does not explicitly label the analytical basis",
      "energy_kcal_per_100g": null,
      "energy_missingness": "Not found within current checked product page; not evidence manufacturer has refused to disclose",
      "moisture_missingness": null,
      "role_life_stage": "Manufacturer states all meals complete and balanced; native record adult.",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "gently cooked, frozen",
      "processing": "Manufacturer describes gentle cooking at 90°C; process not independently tested.",
      "storage": "Manufacturer: frozen delivery; defrost in fridge, use within 7 days after defrosting and 2 days after opening.",
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      "native_review_status": "Historical partial summary; label verification pending. Current editorial check does not update native record.",
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      "classification": "all_explicit_animal_terms_source_named"
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      "product_id": 450,
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      "product_name": "Original Chicken & Brown Rice",
      "brand": "Burns",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/burns-original-chicken-brown-rice/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://burnspet.co.uk/products/burns-original-dry-dog-food-chicken-brown-rice",
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      "source_boundary": "Named product composition/ingredients and analytical sections, excluding navigation, advertising and recipe alternatives",
      "composition": "Brown Rice (67%), Dried Chicken (20%), Oats, Peas, Chicken Oil, Sunflower Oil, Seaweed (0.5%), Minerals.",
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        },
        {
          "term": "Chicken Oil",
          "named_common_animal_source": "chicken"
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      ],
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      "additive_origins": "Not part of composition naming classification; not inferred",
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        "fat": 7.5,
        "fibre": 2.2,
        "ash": 6,
        "calcium": 1.1,
        "phosphorus": 0.9
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        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "calcium": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "phosphorus": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Analytical declaration on product page, interpreted as food as supplied; current section does not explicitly label the analytical basis",
      "energy_kcal_per_100g": null,
      "energy_missingness": "Not found within current checked product page; not evidence manufacturer has refused to disclose",
      "moisture_missingness": "Not found in current checked analytical section; EP missingness and manufacturer-wide non-disclosure not inferred",
      "role_life_stage": "Manufacturer complete adult recipe; adult/senior feeding guide.",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "dry",
      "processing": "Specific processing not established by checked declaration.",
      "storage": "Storage instructions not found in checked product-page scope; check current pack.",
      "native_record_modified_gmt": "2026-09-24T09:41:23",
      "native_review_status": "Historical partial summary; label verification pending. Current editorial check does not update native record.",
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      "classification": "all_explicit_animal_terms_source_named"
    },
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      "formulation_id": 90269,
      "product_slug": "burns-original-lamb-brown-rice",
      "product_name": "Original Lamb & Brown Rice",
      "brand": "Burns",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/burns-original-lamb-brown-rice/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://burnspet.co.uk/products/burns-original-dry-dog-food-lamb-brown-rice",
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      "source_boundary": "Named product composition/ingredients and analytical sections, excluding navigation, advertising and recipe alternatives",
      "composition": "Brown Rice (58%), Dried Lamb (24%), Oats, Lamb Fat, Peas, Seaweed (0.5%), Minerals.",
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        },
        {
          "term": "Lamb Fat",
          "named_common_animal_source": "lamb"
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      ],
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      "additive_origins": "Not part of composition naming classification; not inferred",
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        "protein": 20,
        "fat": 9,
        "fibre": 2.5,
        "ash": 8,
        "calcium": 2,
        "phosphorus": 1.3
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      "analytical_qualifiers": {
        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "calcium": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "phosphorus": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Analytical declaration on product page, interpreted as food as supplied; current section does not explicitly label the analytical basis",
      "energy_kcal_per_100g": null,
      "energy_missingness": "Not found within current checked product page; not evidence manufacturer has refused to disclose",
      "moisture_missingness": "Not found in current checked analytical section; EP missingness and manufacturer-wide non-disclosure not inferred",
      "role_life_stage": "Native role complete; current manufacturer says supplies everything an adult dog needs, with adult/senior guide. Exact current pack complete wording not inspected.",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "dry",
      "processing": "Specific processing not established by checked declaration.",
      "storage": "Storage instructions not found in checked product-page scope; check current pack.",
      "native_record_modified_gmt": "2026-09-24T09:41:34",
      "native_review_status": "Historical partial summary; label verification pending. Current editorial check does not update native record.",
      "format_group": "dry",
      "classification": "all_explicit_animal_terms_source_named"
    },
    {
      "product_id": 460,
      "formulation_id": 90278,
      "product_slug": "purina-pro-plan-medium-everyday-nutrition-chicken",
      "product_name": "Medium Everyday Nutrition Chicken",
      "brand": "Purina Pro Plan",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/purina-pro-plan-medium-everyday-nutrition-chicken/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://www.purina.co.uk/dog/dog-food/product-proplan-adult-medium-everyday-chicken",
      "source_checked_at": "2026-10-24T14:17:27.995075+00:00",
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      "source_boundary": "Named product composition/ingredients and analytical sections, excluding navigation, advertising and recipe alternatives",
      "composition": "High quality chicken (including back and chest) (20%); Wheat; Dried poultry protein; Corn; Rice (9%); Animal fats; Dried beet pulp; Digest; Soya meal; Corn protein meal; Wheat gluten; Minerals; Dried egg; Fish oil.",
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        },
        {
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          "named_common_animal_source": null
        },
        {
          "term": "Animal fats",
          "named_common_animal_source": null
        },
        {
          "term": "Dried egg",
          "named_common_animal_source": null
        },
        {
          "term": "Fish oil",
          "named_common_animal_source": null
        }
      ],
      "uncertain_origin_terms": [
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      "additive_origins": "Not part of composition naming classification; not inferred",
      "analytical_percent": {
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        "fat": 16,
        "fibre": 2,
        "ash": 7.5
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      "analytical_qualifiers": {
        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Analytical declaration on product page, interpreted as food as supplied; current section does not explicitly label the analytical basis",
      "energy_kcal_per_100g": 389,
      "energy_missingness": null,
      "moisture_missingness": "Not found in current checked analytical section; EP missingness and manufacturer-wide non-disclosure not inferred",
      "role_life_stage": "Complete dry food for medium adult dogs 10–25 kg, from 12 months to 7 years on manufacturer page.",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "dry",
      "processing": "Dry food established; extrusion not verified in checked declaration.",
      "storage": "Storage instructions not found in checked product-page scope; check current pack.",
      "native_record_modified_gmt": "2026-09-24T09:50:31",
      "native_review_status": "Historical partial summary; label verification pending. Current editorial check does not update native record.",
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      "classification": "includes_broad_or_unspecified_animal_term"
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      "product_id": 498,
      "formulation_id": 90316,
      "product_slug": "forthglade-chicken-brown-rice-wet-dog-food",
      "product_name": "Forthglade Chicken & Brown Rice Wet Dog Food",
      "brand": "Forthglade",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/forthglade-chicken-brown-rice-wet-dog-food/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://forthglade.com/products/adult-chicken-with-brown-rice-vegetables-natural-wet-dog-food-395g",
      "source_checked_at": "2026-10-24",
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        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "moisture": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
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      "energy_kcal_per_100g": 130,
      "energy_qualifier": "Manufacturer page labels Calories 130 per/100g.",
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      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "Wet food, 395 g trays",
      "processing": "Gently steamed is described in manufacturer product copy; this is a manufacturer process claim, not independently verified process data.",
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      "native_review_status": "Existing native partial record unchanged; current editorial recheck does not change catalogue verification.",
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      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/hills-science-plan-medium-adult-chicken/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://www.hillspet.co.uk/dog-food/science-plan-adult-medium-chicken-dry",
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      "composition": "Wheat, maize, chicken and turkey meal (chicken 9%; total poultry 14%), broken rice, animal fat, digest, maize protein meal, vegetable oil, minerals, dried beet pulp, flaxseed, oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides. ActivBiome+ Multi Benefit prebiotic blend (0.6%): Oat bran, fructo-oligosaccharides.",
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        "protein": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "moisture": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Manufacturer's average nutrient table is explicitly as-fed (%); energy is stated as kcal/kg and kcal/100 g.",
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      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "Dry food; page offers 2.5 kg, 6 kg and 14 kg packages",
      "processing": "Extrusion not stated on the checked product page.",
      "storage": "Not found in checked product page; check current pack.",
      "native_record_modified_gmt": "2026-09-24T09:54:16",
      "native_review_status": "Existing native partial record unchanged; current editorial recheck does not change catalogue verification.",
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      "brand": "Arden Grange",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/arden-grange-adult-chicken-rice/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://www.ardengrange.com/arden-grange-adult-with-fresh-chicken-rice-dry-food-12-kg-2-kg.html",
      "source_checked_at": "2026-10-24",
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        "fat": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "fibre": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section",
        "ash": "declared value; no minimum/maximum qualifier shown in checked section"
      },
      "basis": "Manufacturer page does not state analytical basis; no conversion made.",
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      "energy_qualifier": "No numeric energy value located in the source section retrieved on 2026-10-24.",
      "energy_missingness": "No numeric energy value located in the source section retrieved on 2026-10-24.",
      "moisture_missingness": "Not found in retrieved manufacturer declaration, not established manufacturer-wide non-disclosure",
      "role_life_stage": "Complete pet food for adult dogs. Adult; product copy says for normally active adult dogs.",
      "market": "United Kingdom",
      "species": "Dog",
      "format": "Dry food; the checked official product page is a 2 x 14 kg package variant of the same recipe.",
      "processing": "Dry format; process not stated on the checked product page.",
      "storage": "Not found in checked product page; check current pack.",
      "native_record_modified_gmt": "2026-09-24T10:11:37",
      "native_review_status": "Existing native partial record unchanged; current editorial recheck does not change catalogue verification.",
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      "classification": "includes_broad_or_unspecified_animal_term"
    },
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      "brand": "Natures Menu",
      "product_url": "https://evidence.pet/products/natures-menu-80-chicken-nuggets/",
      "manufacturer_url": "https://www.naturesmenu.co.uk/country-hunter-chicken-nuggets-964610.html",
      "source_checked_at": "2026-10-24",
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