Petfood Forum 2016

Cassie Jones, PhD, assistant professor of feed technology at Kansas State University, shares results of research to identify effective and practical Salmonella decontamination methods for equipment surfaces, ingredients and pet food surfaces. With Salmonella having been isolated from pet food, ingredients and manufacturing equipment such as conveyors, bucket elevators and flooring, and with microbiological hazards capable of forming biofilms that can lead to continuous contamination, the industry is in search of further methods to lower those risks. One potential method is through the use of a dry acidifier to reduce pH to destroy or inhibit growth of bacteria.