By Ethan Covey
Both Salmonella and Escherichia coli are common in raw pet food, according to data from a study conducted in Portugal, based on results presented at the 2022 European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (poster P0953).
“Feeding raw meat–based diets to domestic pets has increased in popularity in Europe,” said Marisa Almeida, PhD, a veterinary surgeon at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Faculty of Pharmacy at the University