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Are Raw Diets Safe? |
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For You and Your Family: ANY food product that is not processed, stored or
handled properly is a potential health problem. A raw diet is no exception,
and because a raw diet is based upon uncooked meats, extra care is required
in storage and handling. Follow the instructions on our package labels and
in our booklet “Bravo! Beginnings” and handle Bravo! raw products just like
you handle the raw meats you prepare for yourself. For dogs and cats: They are NOT humans. They have a very different digestive tract and process. For example, we can eat all the onion we want without harm, but some dogs can get anemic from a single, small portion of them. We can eat a pound of baker's chocolate and merely get fat or nauseous, while dogs can die from even a lesser amount. We can get very sick from raw meat, while our pets thrive on it as their natural diet. Again, they are NOT human. Dogs and cats have a shorter digestive system than we do, which means that foods are processed quickly -- before harmful bacteria have a chance to multiply and cause problems. Also, carnivores have a very high level of acidity in their digestive systems. This high acidity, which allows them to process raw meats and bones, is also hostile to bacteria. We’ve all seen dogs eat true garbage (rotten foods, decaying squirrel carcasses, etc.) without any ill effects. Nature did not evolve carnivores to eat a diet that would kill them. And remember, we aren’t suggesting you feed spoiled, contaminated foods. A raw food diet consists of good quality, USDA inspected and approved meats and bones – the ingredients used by Bravo! And Bravo! further ensures the safety of our diets by adhering to strict production standards. The meat processing rooms are kept between 35 to 40 degrees during production. Processed products are then immediately placed in a blast freezer where they are subjected to a temperature of -20 degrees for a minimum of 24 hours. The blast-frozen products are then transferred to our commercial freezers where temperatures between 0 and 10 degrees are constantly monitored and maintained. (Read the Bravo! product story) |
