How Snaggletooth Treats are safe from harmful pathogens: An explanation of our sourcing practices, kill step & small batch hold and release process.
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There are multiple steps we take to ensure our freeze dried raw treats are of the safest quality.
1) FDA & SQF Food Safety Certification: Our manufacturer is an FDA & SQF approved facility that get routine inspections to get certified every year. Having both certifications is one of the highest level of good manufacturing practices in this industry.
2) Premium USDA Human Grade Protein Sourcing: We source human grade USDA proteins, where every carcass is inspected prior to leaving the facility. Our lamb is human-grade sourcing from Australia & New Zealand.
3) Kill Step Process: We have a kill step heating process that happens right after the treats finish freeze drying. The entire treat batch is then heated to 76°C for five minutes to kill off bird flu and other pathogens. Please note that according to the USDA, CDC, and WHO - heating proteins to an internal temperature of 74°C kills off avian flu, salmonella, and other pathogens.
4) Hold and Release Testing: Every batch is sent to Midwest Laboratories, a third party testing facility, to test for salmonella, listeria, and ecoli prior to packaging the products.
Please let us know if you have any additional questions! We get it, food safety seems very iffy right now (especially from large corporations), we’re proud that we’re small batch freeze dried treats!
