This is all over now.
It appears as though the Freshwater Fish Company used to have their "waste" (minced fish by-products) trucked to a rendering facility. Now they and Champion have an agreement that Champion gets all of it for a large yearly sum.
http://www.freshwaterfish.com/system...ter%202011.pdf
It appears that Champion has somehow gotten around using the term "by-products" (maybe because the fish is fresh?).
I thought their meat was fit for human consumption, so went to the site to reread. Sure enough, here is what they say:
"All ORIJEN fresh meats (chicken, fish, turkey, eggs) are of table quality and passed fit for human consumption before arriving at Champion.
Our chicken, fish and turkey meals are produced exclusively from animals that are certified as fit for human consumption by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)."
So does that strictly mean they were fit for human consumption "before" they arrived, but have since been separated from the other parts and are now a by-product? It says nothing about if they are "when" they arrive.
I mean, there usually isn't going to be a problem giving by-products to dogs, I just find it odd that Champion is most likely doing this and has gotten around it with different terminology.
Freshwater Fish Company does say it is "by-product".