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FAQ FOOD SAFETY + Is it safe to leave fermented raw food out?
Yes, for a period of time. Fermentation inoculates food with billions upon billions of good bacteria, also known as lactic acid bacteria, along with the beneficial substances they produce, such as a natural medicine known as bacteriocins which destroy unwanted bacteria. These conditions create a very high count of good bacteria. Their job is to prohibit any potential pathogen cells from multiplying by out-numbering cell growth. If faced with a compromised environment, the good bacteria is able to block any pathogen from becoming a health concern. It’s Mother Nature’s check and balance. With billions of lactic acid bacteria cells that compete against minimal cells of pathogens, that’s a seriously effective and highly efficient food safety method.
+ What happens when AnswersTM Pet Food is temperature abused or compromised? What if the food gets warmer than refrigerated temperatures?
When fermented raw food is left out for a period of time, the good lactic acid bacteria in our food multiples and creates even MORE lactic acid, and an environment even more lethal to Salmonella, which then causes the Salmonella cells to decrease. In fact, Answers Pet Food is the only raw pet food that gives you protection from production all the way to the bowl and continuing on through your pet’s digestion.
+ Does Answers use High Pressure Pasteurization or Processing (HPP)?
No, we do not. Unfortunately, High Pressure Processing damages the proteins, fats, and enzymes to the degree in which they are no longer in a raw food state. We’re also highly skeptical of putting that much pressure on food that is contained in plastic, which we believe leaches toxins into foods and liquids by using this process. For these reasons, we will never high pressure pasteurize our products.
+ What is fermentation?
Fermentation is a centuries-old metabolic process that produces lactic acid—a method to preserve wholefoods
by consuming sugar in the absence of oxygen.
+ How does fermentation work?
Fermentation inoculates food with good bacteria. It allows good bacteria to thrive and fill up the available room in food. This makes food safer because there is no room for pathogens to grow. It also makes food more bioavailable because it’s predigested by bacteria.
+ Does fermentation continue when frozen?
No. The fermentation process is suspended when our food is frozen. Once thawed and put into the right
conditions, it resumes again.
+ What kind of whey do you use to ferment your products and why?
We use raw whey in its natural liquid form to ferment our products. We harvest it while making cheese when the curds and whey separate during the cheese making process. We use goat milk whey for our Detailed and Straight formulas, and goat milk whey to ferment our stocks.
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+ Do your foods meet AAFCO’s requirements for complete and balanced?
Yes. Our DetailedTM Dog and Cat formulas are complete and balanced for all life stages.
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