Petfood Forum 2017

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Chemical and microbiological risk assessment of pet food ingredients under abused conditions (Room Learning Center, Exhibit Halls A-C)

04 Apr 17
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Ingredients, Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Nutrition, Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Processing/Safety/Packaging, Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Safety

Erdogan Ceylan, PhD, research director, and John Szpylka, PhD, scientific affairs director, for Mérieux NutriSciences, discuss the increasing risks to ingredients as they are sourced more globally in a world experiencing climate weather changes and extremes. The risks, both microbiological and chemical, can be found throughout the food system, especially when the ingredients are under abusive conditions of heat, moisture and contact, which create high risk from microorganisms. Understanding the risks and how to monitor them is needed to establish a safe ingredient supply.