Two recalls for raw freeze dried pet food were posted on fda s recall website.
Freeze dried raw dog food salmonella.
Carnivore meat company of green bay wi is voluntarily recalling a limited amount 73 cases of vital essentials freeze dried beef nibblets entrée for dogs pet food because the products have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella.
They can be homemade from various recipes e g barf or ultimate diet and are also available commercially from a variety of companies.
Unlike commercial dog foods raw meat products are not heat treated or freeze dried to pasteurize their contents.
There have been no salmonella outbreaks associated with any brand of commercial raw pet food.
Though it should be obvious it bears repeating that all of the products included in this review are made with freeze dried raw meats.
The participating laboratories analyzed the raw pet food for harmful bacteria including salmonella and listeria monocytogenes.
Trupet quietly announced a recall of its freeze dried boost me mighty meaty beef booster raw dog food topper because the product has the potential to be contaminated with salmonella some consumers were notified in an email from the company about the recall but others appear not to have received such information.
Some dogs digest cooked foods better.
Raw meat based diets have become popular for dogs in recent years.
Sara a raw feeder and dog nutritionist brought up an interesting point that made me think that if we place freeze dried and dehydrated pet foods in the not raw camp we will probably need to add many premade brands that use high pressure pasteurization hpp when processing their chicken recipes.
There is evidence however that feeding raw foods such as raw meat and eggs increases the risk of salmonella infection and shedding of the bacteria leading to possible infection of other animals and of people.
Since billinghurst s book give your dog a bone wa s published several other types of raw dog food diets have emerged including commercially processed raw food diets that are frozen or freeze dried and combination diets that use blends of grains vegetables and vitamins that are mixed with raw meat purchased by the owner at the grocery store.
Cooked foods may be safer for immune compromised individuals.
Raw diets aren t for every dog or owner.
Raw freeze dried dog food is still raw dog food.
2 9 regardless of the type of food you choose to feed your pet proper precautions should be taken to protect your family s health.
The fda even tested 78 samples of raw pet foods 35 frozen 31 freeze dried and 12 dehydrated and found only five samples contained salmonella and or listeria monocytogenes.
Ingrid hansson from the swedish university of agricultural sciences in uppsala sweden analyzed samples from 60 packs of raw meat products.
Commercial raw diets are typically frozen or freeze dried but some can even look like regular dry food e g diets with a raw meat coating or kibble mixed with freeze dried raw chunks.
