E-nose and AI combined to detect mycotoxins in pet food

Poisons produced by certain fungi, or mycotoxins, have serious ramifications for the pet food industry. For example, mycotoxin-contaminated cat food ingredients may have caused the 2021 wave of feline pancytopenia that killed more than 350 cats in the United Kingdom. Dangerous mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, zearalenone, deoxynivalenol and fumonisin B1, have been found in pet food and … Read more

Raw chicken pet food risks reduced by lactic acid product during processing

Raw meat-based pet foods continue to gain popularity among pet owners, but also present challenges to reduce the potential for microbial contamination since the products are by definition raw. Without high temperatures to kill pathogens, such as H1N1 avian influenza, Salmonella, Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes, raw pet foods need another means of inactivating potential … Read more