Wow, just going over some of the posts, and I do think it is necessary to discuss how differently raw food needs to be handled, from kibble or canned...First of all, I wash my hands, when opening the pkg...Then I still don't touch it, but slide it out on a clean plate that has been washed in hot soapy water, and thorougly rinsed, as well...I cut it up w/a clean knife, also washed in hot soapy water...After I feed them, I wash all utensils, plates and knife in hot soapy water, for the next feeding...When I go to buy the frozen raw food, I take a cooler w/ice packs in it, just for the ride home...It's frozen, when I pick it up. and just as frozen, when it goes in my freezer...My vendor has a sub-zero freezer, and is most careful w/her raw products...That's why I like and trust her...Once I bought raw, from another vendor, that was so "stuck together", I could see it had not been kept at optimum temperature, and I took it back...I was never so careful, w/kibble, as I am w/raw...There's no room for any possiblity of exposing raw to bacteria, wrong temperature, or not thoroughly clean utensils...As I stated, Apple and Buzz had consumed 3 or 4 (3lb. bags) of the recalled organic chicken, w/no ill effects, whatsoever...Not to say there weren't other bags of this food w/salmonella in it, but the company claimed they'd found traces of salmonella in some of their chicken products, and pulled them all...I would hope that all vendors will advise their patrons of what is necessary, if they choose to feed raw...I, totally, believe, there is no room for error... |