Commercial Preparation
Further information: Pet food, Cat food, and Dog foodAfter the 2007 pet food recall, interest in homemade pet food (both cooked and raw) grew tremendously. As a result of that, several pet food manufacturers now offer frozen raw diet products for pet owners. Some consumers believe that many of the same issues they find with commercial pet foods exist with packaged raw diets, others use it due to its convenience and for products with AAFCO certificationp.
The commercial raw pet food market is estimated to be worth $169 million a year (2007 figures), less than 1% of total pet food sales figure in North America($18 billion). Growth is estimated at 23% per annum.
Many commercial raw pet food manufacturers now use High Pressure Pasteurization (HPP), a process that kills pathogenic bacteria through high-pressure. High Pressure Pasteurization is a USDA-approved food processing technique.
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