PURR Act of 2025

This bill makes the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine the only agency in charge of regulating dog and cat food, meaning state and local governments would generally no longer be able to set their own rules for pet food labeling and marketing. It gives pet food makers more flexibility in what ingredients they can use and how they label their products, including allowing them to make certain claims — like saying their food is "natural," "human grade," or has health benefits — without getting approval first, as long as they meet certain conditions. The bill also requires the Center for Veterinary Medicine to review new pet food ingredient requests within 90 days and allows ingredients already accepted by a major industry standards group to be considered safe unless the agency finds otherwise.

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