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Steve\u2019s Real Food of Cottonwood, Utah, is a pioneer in raw pet food manufacturing that has implemented High Pressure Processing (HPP). Through this non-thermal preservation technology, they\u2019ve been able to keep their pet food safe while using only natural ingredients without preservatives. Because of the massive interest around HPP for Pet Food, <\/strong>Steve\u2019s Real Food and Hiperbaric will be hosting a webinar<\/a><\/strong> with Dr. Vinicio Serment-Moreno, Applications & Food Processing Specialist at Hiperbaric, on Wednesday, February 12th<\/sup>, 2020, at 1:00pm MST.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Steve\u2019s Real Food<\/a> of Cottonwood, Utah, is a pioneer in raw pet food manufacturing. The pet food company was the first commercial raw brand on the market in 1998, and since that time has worked to create the \u201cperfect\u201d raw pet food diet. The company attributes its 22 years of success to providing a product with optimal nutrition that pets love and pet parents love feeding. Now, with the help of High Pressure Processing (HPP), they\u2019re able to keep their pet food safe while using only natural ingredients without preservatives.<\/p>\n Products of Steve\u2019s Real Food are produced with locally sourced and meat and poultry free range fed on a species appropriate diet, without any antibiotics or hormones. Thus, the company guarantees the quality of its products and reduces carbon footprint.<\/p>\n Their products are commercialized to independent retailers around the U.S and thanks to using HPP, the company has opened new export markets.<\/p>\n Steve\u2019s Real Food has been looking for a solution to keep its pet food safe while using only natural ingredients without preservatives. The company was using a test and hold process to test for foodborne pathogens, but it proved insufficient. They were also looking for a way to prevent cross contamination for production of meat and poultry.<\/p>\n Nicole Lindsley, Owner of Steve\u2019s Real Food, stated, \u201cIt became a challenge since we would have to produce meat and poultry on different days to ensure that cross-contamination did not happen. Additionally, we were opening ourselves up to human error by doing two different processes on meat versus poultry\u201d.<\/p>\n Today, pets are considered part of the family. That\u2019s why an increasing number of pet owners are searching for healthier alternatives to traditional pet foods like canned or dry.<\/p>\n Although appealing, feeding pets with raw food may pose a health risk for animals and humans since it can be contaminated with several pathogenic bacteria. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) conducted a study<\/a><\/u> comprising more than 1,000 samples, reporting that Salmonella<\/em> and Listeria monocytogenes<\/em> were more prevalent in raw pet food (present in approximately 16% of the tested food) than other forms of pet foods.<\/p>\n As a result of these tests and others, Steve\u2019s Real Food wanted to ensure its food was safe and healthy.<\/p>\n High Pressure Processing (HPP) is a non-thermal preservation technology that meets the high-standard requirements of both consumers and manufacturers of the pet food industry: premium raw like quality, clean label, safety, and extended shelf-life.<\/p>\n HPP eliminates harmful and spoilage microorganisms by holding the products under high hydrostatic pressure (4,000 \u2013 6,000 bar \/ 400 \u2013 600 MPa \/ 58,000 \u2013 87,000 psi), reducing or eliminating the need for chemical preservatives.<\/p>\n HPP preserves the fresh attributes of the products, such as flavor and nutritional content, for several weeks up to a few months under refrigeration. HPP allows your pet to have the benefits of a raw-like food, such as healthier skin, coat, and teeth, without the danger of pathogenic bacteria. Pressure transmission is uniform and instantaneous regardless of shape or size, allowing pet food processing in any type of flexible plastic packaging.<\/p>\n Typically, the raw pet food is freshly prepared, submitted to HPP to ensure its safety, and then frozen or freeze-dried. However, it is also possible to launch refrigerated products with a shorter shelf-life.<\/p>\n Steve\u2019s Real Food began using Hiperbaric<\/a> to implement high-pressure processing on its poultry products last year. It tested nutritional validity and pathogenic reduction before starting the process and spent the rest of the year testing and researching the effect of HPP for Pet Food.<\/p>\n \u201cIn December 2019, we decided to use HPP on all poultry and meat products to increase shelf life, eliminate preservatives from the formula and simplify production while mitigating pathogens,\u201d Lindsley said.<\/p>\n Steve\u2019s Real Food uses Raw Advantage Processing, a pet food toller, that uses Hiperbaric HPP machines to HPP its raw pet food. Today, Lindsley is an HPP advocate, conducting consumer awareness efforts<\/a> to educate pet owners about the benefits of HPP.<\/p>\n \u201cHPP will ensure the growth of the raw pet food<\/a> sector, as more consumers and retailers are educated about it,\u201d she said. \u201cAs they become more knowledgeable, more pet owners will try raw pet food knowing that with HPP it is safe and free of pathogens.\u201d<\/p>\n
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