Human-Grade: What It Means

A legal term, not a marketing one

Human-grade means every ingredient, and every step of handling and packing, meets the standard for food sold for people. Not almost. Every step.

Feed-grade is the other category, and it is not automatically bad — it is simply held to a different standard, one that allows material no grocery shop could sell.

How to check

Ask where the food is made. A genuine human-grade product is produced in a facility licensed for human food, and the maker will tell you which one without hesitating.