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Pet Food & Treat Safety
A curated library of peer-reviewed and regulatory sources supporting E-Beam as a non-thermal, post-packaging kill step for pet food and treats.
What the Research Supports Today
Evidence strongly supports E-Beam as a predictable non-thermal kill step that can inactivate key pathogens in pet food while preserving nutritional and product quality attributes.
Safe
E-Beam has been studied on foods for 30+ years and all world health organizations agree that it’s safe2.
Gentle
E-Beam preserved the measured nutritional components of semi-moist pet food1.
Effective
E-Beam inactivated inoculated Salmonella and E. coli in semi-moist pet food1.
What the Research Supports Today
1Effect of electron beam irradiation on microbial inactivation, nutritional and quality properties of semi-moist pet foods
Pet-food-specific study supporting E-Beam pathogen inactivation, measured nutrient retention, and minimal quality changes in semi-moist pet food.
2CDC: How Food Irradiation Works
Plain-language source explaining irradiation as a post-production, post-packaging process that helps prevent germs from multiplying.
FDA: Food Irradiation: What You Need to Know
Regulatory source supporting food irradiation safety, labeling context, and the point that irradiated food does not become radioactive.
USDA FSIS: Irradiation and Food Safety FAQ
Useful for safety and nutrition reassurance, including the point that nutrient losses are less than or about the same as cooking and freezing.
IAEA: Food Irradiation
International authority source supporting irradiation as a food safety process that can control pathogens without significantly affecting taste, smell, or quality.
FDA: Get the Facts! Raw Pet Food Diets Can Be Dangerous to You and Your Pet
Risk-context source explaining that raw pet food can carry pathogens such as Salmonella and Listeria and may pose risks to pets and people.
Electron beam irradiation in food processing: current applications and strategies for commercial scale implementation
Broader review source explaining E-Beam as a non-thermal food processing technology with food safety and commercial-scale applications.
Understanding key volatiles in semi-moist pet foods treated with electron beam and X-ray irradiation
Supporting pet-food-specific quality source focused on volatile compounds in semi-moist pet food after E-Beam and X-ray treatment.
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