Pet Food Tester

Pet Food Tester — page 1 — chapter 1 Pet Heroes Who are some famous pet food testers How do they help pets Simon Allison has three cats He wants them to have good food He’s a pet food tester His palate is special Palate is a sense of taste He knows what pets like He looks for things that shouldn’t be in the food Pet food can’t have hair horns hooves or poop Pet food must come from muscles It can also come from tongues throats or hearts He sniffs the food He chews for a bit He doesn’t swallow He doesn’t want to get fat He doesn’t want bad breath He rinses his mouth He chews gum 4

Pet Food Tester — page 2 — His favorite is a cat food dish It has chicken and vegetables Pet food testers are also known as food technologists or pet food critics 5

Pet Food Tester — page 3 — Edwin Rose likes eating pet food He said The ingredients are so good Ingredients are the things in a food dish He works for a grocery store He tests their pet foods He’s tasted 300 items He learned pets don’t like cold food Cold ruins the smell He learned pets like organ meats Aroma is how something smells 6

Pet Food Tester — page 4 — Spotlight Biography Lucy Postins Lucy Postins loves dogs She has two Rhodesian Ridgebacks and a pug She wants her pets to have high quality food She started her own company It’s called The Honest Kitchen She makes food that improves pets skin fur and health Her dog food includes free-range chicken ranch-raised beef sweet potatoes eggs bananas and dandelion greens She tastes every ingredient She also tastes the finished products She makes sure the food tastes just right She tests for flavor smell and color She checks for freshness She said Some of my friends think it’s an odd thing to do but most of them have pets they love as much as or in some cases maybe even more than their own children So they can see where I’m coming from Rose didn’t start on pet food He started with canned fish Then he tested sugar and olive oil Rose’s wife said I’ve bought him countless mouthwashes and toothpastes But it doesn’t get rid of that meaty smell 7

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