With the advent of the Food Safety Modernization Act, manufacturers of extruded and baked petfood and pet treats feel like they have their necks under a knife’s edge. To some, that may seem overly dramatic, especially given the blade at their neck is held by the smallest of creatures: Salmonella.
Yet despite “kill steps” and a multitude of processing safeguards, a connection of Salmonella from home to petfood to manufacturing plant can spell near financial disaster to a petfood company. So, it shouldn’t come as any surprise that there is an urgent search under way for a petfood additive that can provide a safety net well after all the other food safety steps have been completed.
