You buy dog food and read on the packaging: "Meat and animal by-products". Sounds okay - but do you really know what's in it? We explain the difference between open and closed declaration.
🔒 What is closed declaration?
With closed declaration, ingredients are only listed as generic terms - without exact quantities:
- ❌ "Meat and animal by-products" - what exactly? How much?
- ❌ "4% Beef" - the rest are by-products (feathers, hooves, beaks)
- ❌ "Cereal" - which one? How much?
- ❌ Recipe can be changed at any time - without labeling
This means: you never know exactly what your pet is eating. And the manufacturer can adjust the recipe according to market price - without informing you.
🔓 What is open declaration?
With open declaration, every ingredient is listed with its exact percentage:
- ✅ "45% beef, 15% beef liver, 10% beef heart, 8% potatoes"
- ✅ Each ingredient listed individually
- ✅ Exact quantity information
- ✅ No hidden by-products
- ✅ Recipe changes immediately recognizable
⚠️ Organs - good or bad?
Organs like heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys are not bad - on the contrary! They are nutrient-rich and valuable. The difference lies in the declaration:
- ❌ Bad: "animal by-products" without specification - could be feathers, hooves, beaks
- ✅ Good: "10% beef liver, 8% beef heart" - openly declared, valuable & nutrient-rich
👍 The Kallisbest Promise
At Kallisbest: 100% open declaration - always. Every ingredient, every percentage, clear and honest on the packaging. No fresh meat trick, no hidden by-products, no secret recipe changes.
- ✅ Every ingredient with exact % share
- ✅ Muscle meat AND organs openly declared
- ✅ No closed declaration
- ✅ Veterinarian approved
- ✅ 100% gluten-free
🔍 How to recognize good food at a glance
Next time you buy, look at the ingredient list:
- ❌ "Meat and animal by-products" without % → stay away
- ❌ "4% chicken" without further specification → the rest are by-products
- ✅ Every ingredient individually with % → good sign
- ✅ Organs openly declared → valuable & transparent
