By Andrew Prest, PhD Microbiology The interest in the adequacy of commercially available pet foods has been growing worldwide, most commercially available cat food contains much more carbohydrate than the 12% carbohydrate exploited as part of a cats’ natural...
By Andrew Prest, PhD MIcrobiology Dogs and cats are living longer and are better fed than ever before. Indeed, nowadays, pet are kept very much as part of the family and thus it is the responsibility of the owners to ensure their pets’ longevity and quality of...
by Andrew Prest, PhD Microbiology For pet food manufacturers the main hazards are: Microbiological Many of the same pathogenic micro-organisms that affect humans also cause disease in companion animals. For example, improperly canned dog food has a similar risk...
By Andrew Prest, PhD MIcrobiology It is the pet food manufacturer’s responsibility to prevent ‘unacceptable levels’ of microbiological, physical and chemical contamination in pet foods. Acceptable levels of contaminants are developed and defined primarily by the Codex...
By Andrew Prest, PhD Microbiology There are 3 major types of pet foods: Dry – these are heat treated foods that have low moisture content. They include extruded foods (shaped pellets or kibbles), flake foods (flaked cereals) and biscuits/mixers. These...
By Andrew Prest, PhD Microbiology The health, safety and well-being of pets is a responsibility that most owners take extremely seriously. Whilst some owners may buy products for their pets which can be of inferior quality due to economic or other factors, the...
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