At PureBites, we make the best treats, food and toppers on the planet. Ensuring they are safe for our furry loved ones is something that we take very seriously. We want to reassure our loyal pet parents about the quality and safety of all our treats, food and toppers with reports of Bird Flu, Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria in pet food. Here are some of the safety and quality steps we take everyday when making our freeze dried products.
First, we use only human grade quality ingredients in all of our freeze-dried treats, food and toppers. Sourcing the best and simplest ingredients is key to ensuring peak nutrition and safety. By using only human grade ingredients, our farmers are required to do viral testing including for the H5N1 Bird Flu virus and are required to report sick or dead birds.
Second, our treats, food and toppers are made in industry leading kitchens that have very high-quality standards including USDA, FDA, GMP, BRC, SQF & HACCP.
Third, our treats, food and toppers are not raw and do not need to be refrigerated. Our treats, food and toppers are freeze dried and while making PureBites, we use techniques that eliminate pathogens that might exist in beef, chicken, and other raw human grade ingredients. We use a combination of heat, high pressure pasteurization (HPP) and steam to ensure harmful bacteria and viruses have been eliminated. This includes Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli and the H5N1 Bird flu virus. Freeze Drying removes moisture while maintaining the integrity of our ingredients. From beginning to end, our treats, food and toppers are freeze dried for anywhere between 16-24 hours. At the end of this process, we apply a gentle steam treatment which lasts 30-45 minutes and which effectively eliminates pathogens, ensuring that the final product is safe for your pets but locking in the taste pets crave and high protein / low calorie nutrition pet parents love. Freeze dried treats are a great compliment to a RAW diet since they retain many of the benefits of RAW without the hassle of refrigeration.
Finally, we have a rigorous quality review and testing process. We scientifically test all of our product lots for pathogens including Salmonella, E-coli and Listeria, and we don't release them until all of these tests have passed and we can confirm that their quality and safety meet the standards our pet parents expect.
Having sold over 55,000,000 treats, food, and toppers over the past two decades, we take our quality and the trust pet parents place in us very seriously and we thank you for your support and trust in PureBites.