food safety

A recently published study from Cornell University showed that live bacteria could be cultured from many raw cat foods, but no cooked foods. The raw cat foods also contained DNA from parasites and from bacteria that contained genes associated with antibiotic resistance, which indicates the potential that they could cause drug-resistance infections in people or pets. This study, like many others, highlights the animal and public health concerns of feeding raw meat pet foods, including freeze-dried and frozen products.