Petfood Forum 2017

Thermal processes validation for pet food formulations containing inclusions using a dual surrogate (Room Learning Center, Exhibit Halls A-C)

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

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

Speaker(s): Mary Bandu, Director of Technical Services, Chestnut Labs

Moderator(s): Kadri Koppel, Assistant Professor, Kansas State University;

Mary Bandu, PhD, director of technical services for Chestnut Labs, explains how pet food trends are driving brands to increasingly incorporate fruit, vegetable and meat inclusions in product formulations. With these formulations, validating thermal processes against Salmonella spp. can be a challenge due to difficulties in measuring internal temperatures of inclusions and the effects of inclusion moisture on lethality. A dual surrogate approach can provide information: one regarding inactivation of Salmonella spp. in the base formulation and one in the inclusion.