At Pet Food Solutions, we’ve built our reputation on delivering a product that’s not just effective, but exceptionally clean. With Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat, what you see is exactly what you want: a clear, refined ingredient ready to go straight into production. But the benefits go beyond what’s visible to the eye.
In this article, we’ll explore what Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat removes, from the visible gunk to the hidden inefficiencies affecting your operation.
The Gunk You Don’t Want, and Why It’s There
In standard chicken fat, it’s common to find more than just fat. Biological debris such as blood clots, skin particles, cartilage, and even feathers can be present. It’s also not uncommon to find environmental contaminants in standard chicken fat. These can include things like dirt, hair, and insects. Together, the biological and environmental debris create the visible sludge and cloudy residue you see in the first jar in this image.
You may be thinking: how is that possible? Isn’t the standard rendering process enough to eliminate this stuff? The answer is no, and here’s why. When chicken fat is melted down into the oil-like substance that pet food manufacturers typically rely on as an ingredient, things like connective tissue, skin, small bits of bone, and some environmental materials don’t completely melt during rendering. In addition, the quality of the raw material matters. Chicken with higher fat content or more connective tissue will result in more debris during rendering.
Ultimately, this is the product – with all the gunk we’ve described above – that makes its way into a pet food manufacturing facility. It carries risk due to contamination and lack of purity, and it also presents operational challenges.
The Problems Posed by Standard Chicken Fat
Now that we’ve painted a clear (or perhaps, “not-so-clear”) picture of what standard chicken fat looks like, let’s explore the consequences pet food manufacturers may face:
- Frequent shutdowns for equipment maintenance. Think about it. There is crud in the standard chicken fat, moving through your lines, clogging your nozzles and pumps, and taxing your equipment, creating headaches and costly downtime in the short-term along with excess wear and tear on your machinery over the long-term.
- Increased water and chemical use. When machines are clogged, they must be cleaned in order to clear the debris from the lines, nozzles, pumps, and hoses. This not only takes time, but it also takes water and cleaning solution to address the problem. It’s costly and negatively impacts your sustainability initiatives.
- More waste going to the landfills. What happens to the product that you have to clean from your equipment? There’s a good chance it’s going to the landfills, which harms your sustainability efforts.
- Heightened risk of Salmonella and Bird Flu. Organic debris is bad for your production equipment, as we’ve described above. But it brings an even greater danger which can harm your workers, your customers, and your brand – Salmonella and Bird Flu contamination. In this case, you’re facing a significant cost associated with recalls and damage to your brand integrity.
Avoid Operational Problems and Contamination Risk with Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat
Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat leverages a proprietary refining process that removes organic and environmental debris to minimize production shut downs, and eliminates Salmonella and Bird Flu contamination. When you receive your shipment, you’ll immediately see why we say: The Difference is Clear. Your Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat is pure – first, because we start with premium raw material; and second, because our refining process is designed to produce a clean, clear product that minimizes or eliminates your risk. This leads to a cleaner operation and a better all-around value, as the wide range of benefits you experience with Gold Shield® Refined Chicken Fat more than make up for the cost difference. That’s because it doesn’t just look better – it performs better for your brand.
The Difference is Clear.
