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Originally Posted by Ellie May  I wonder why they didn't know that it is a law there to do that in that circumstance. And if they did know and allowed it... Sounds like cats there are still suffering from it. I guess this company just hasn't earned my trust and would have to do a heck of a lot to do so. I'm sure many would feel that way about SD which is fine. This is just way out of my comfort level. |
They knew. Champion signed off on the irradiation of their food when it was imported into Australia. For some reason, the pet food received much higher levels than human food. The questions is, why didn't Champion bother to test the effects of the process on their product before allowing distribution? Champion also did not disclose to consumers that the products had been irradiated.
They withdrew all of their foods, both cat and dog foods, from the Australian market and they set up a "Compassion Fund" to cover the medical bills for affected cats:
http://www.championpetfoods.com/Aust...ease_Mar10.pdf