Improving quality and food safety

Ensuring the quality and safety of pet foods is a complex process. Issues that pet food manufacturers may encounter include oxidative deterioration and microbial contamination.

Quality risks

Failure to control oxidation can result in loss of nutritional quality and reduction in palatability of pet food. Autoxidation can be effectively managed through proper use of antioxidants in ingredients and throughout the production process. Microbial hazards can result in quality degradation of raw materials and can be considered a pet food safety issue due to the risk of direct human contact.

However, effectively managing both rendering raw materials and fresh and frozen meats utilized in pet products are potential opportunities to improve the quality and safety of pet foods.

Raw material risk management

Protecting the quality of the raw materials can assist in improving operational efficiency in rendering facilities and supports pet food producers’ quality requirements. However, delays in processing raw materials can have consequences on both the oxidative and microbial quality of rendered fat and protein. Microbial decay can potentially result in an increased production of free fatty acids and biogenic amines in addition to lipid oxidation.

ALLINSUR™ FS is a highly effective blend of anti-oxidants and acidifiers utilized for maintaining the quality of ren-dering raw materials. It aids in prolonging the fresh-ness by controlling oxidation and microbial degradation.

Getting the most out of meat based ingredients

Meat ingredients that have deteriorated can create several unintended quality risks including microbial degradation, as meat can be associated with elevated levels of both pathogenic and nonpathogenic microrganisms. This can lead to increased levels of biogenic amines, free fatty acids and also result in a negative impact on palatability.

ALLINSUR™ M-TC Dry was developed to provide petfood manufacturers and meat ingredient suppliers with an innovative, natural solution to effectively manage the risks associated with fresh and frozen meats. It extends the freshness and quality of these materials by influencing biogenic amine formation, caused by microbial degradation and protecting against oxidative deterioration.

Protecting the investment

By partnering with customers to analyze the quality of their supply chains, we can understand the influences that various petfood ingredients have on the stability and palatability of the final product, keeping it safe, fresh and nutritious.