Are you safely handling your pet’s food and dishes? Study finds most people at risk for illness – WDIV ClickOnDetroit

Kayla Clarke, Web Producer
Published: April 12, 2022, 11:59 AM
Kayla Clarke, Web Producer
A new study found that most dog owners in the United States do not know how to safely handle pet food and dishes, putting them at an increased risk of foodborne illness.
The study, published in the journal PLOS One, found that 95% of more than 400 dog owners were not aware of the FDA’s guidelines for the safe handling of pet food.
The tips include washing your hands before and after handling pet food or treats, preparing dog food on separate surfaces from the ones used for human food, and not using the feeding bowl as a scoop.
You are also supposed to wash and dry food bowls and scoops after each use. The study tested nearly 70 dog food dishes for bacteria before and after giving three different sets of instructions for handling food.
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It found less bowl contamination from owners who followed the FDA’s food handling guidelines. Those guidelines are available below:
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Kayla is a Web Producer for ClickOnDetroit. Before she joined the team in 2018 she worked at WILX in Lansing as a digital producer.
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