Pet Food

Setting up your own pet food production line is challenging. Therefore, you may benefit from working with a pet food factory consultant. Contact us to learn more.

Pet food factory consultant

Setting up a pet food production line is similar to a human food production line. However, as you might expect, there are some differences.

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Food And Drink

Food processing plant design consultants can help you improve your plant’s energy efficiency, increase your rate of production, reduce lead times, and achieve 100 percent food safety compliance. However, they are also essential when you want to expand your operations.

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Pharmaceutical

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What is needed to produce pet food?

Pet food is any food designed for ingestion by animals. It comes in various forms, including biscuits, kibble, and meat, and is available in bags, tins, and pouches.

In the UK, pet food is a highly regulated industry. Commercial and small-scale manufacturers must abide by certain standards. For instance, pet food must:

Be produced in a hygienic environment
Be safe for consumption
Not be harmful to either human or animal health
Must be fully traceable

Manufacturers must consider both safety and hygiene at every stage of the pet food production process. Regulation (EC) No 183/2005, for instance, sets out hygiene requirements for personnel, facilities and equipment, storage and transport, and production. Similarly, regulation (EC) No 767/2009 sets out labelling and marketing requirements, they must follow.

Why producing pet food is different from producing human food

Producing pet food requires following slightly different legislation from animal food. For instance, producers must follow Regulation (EC) No 183/2005 setting out requirements for feed hygiene. They must also follow Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 on the additives approved for use in animal nutrition. Other regulations, such as Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 may also come into play if manufacturers want to use animal by-products or foods not intended for human consumption.

Types of pet food manufacturing

Pet food manufacturing comes in many different forms:

Wet and canned food: Canned food manufacturing used to take up the lion’s share of the pet food industry. However, in recent years, owners have been switching over to pouches and dry food
Raw and fresh pet food: Due to owners’ health concerns, many are switching their pets over to raw and fresh food, believing they are better for their animals
Dry pet food: Economical and easy to store, dry pet food is a staple for most dogs and some cats. Manufacturers often add vitamins and minerals to kibble to make it more nutritious on the dry pet food production line

Manufacturers apply the same safety standards to pet food manufacturing as they do with human food manufacturing, reducing the risk of salmonella and other infections that could harm animals. They also add value to product packaging by giving it certain characteristics, such as making a characteristic popping sound when opened.

Types of pet food equipment available

Multiple types of pet food equipment are available. These include:

Meat-bone separators, allowing manufacturers to maximise yields from each carcass
Emulsifiers, for adding fats to products
Pumps
Single worm grinders
Double worm grinders
Mixers
Whole pallet crushers

Pet food equipment is often interoperable with other equipment in the production line. Many devices are customisable and configurable for your requirements. Some can be installed rapidly and many come with fail-safes that minimise the risk of human error.