Trellis, it is only (I hate to use that word in this situation) Australian supplies that were affected in this terrible way, as it is the high level of irradiation used by Australian Customs on foodstuffs entering the country.

Although Champion Foods should have been aware of the irradiation process (I cannot say guarenteed either way whether they knew or not as it was *technically* the importers job the exporters should also be notified) it is also a case of irradiation normally has little or no effect on food, human food is irradiated every day with no known side effects.

So although I haven't fed Orijen to my own cats it is only because I haven't bought some to try yet and I would still personally buy it, just because a company had a trajic and terrible mistake I won't boycott it, look at all the horrible stuff human food companies have done in the past and still going strong because people accept accidents happen (CJD/Mad Cow Disease for one, Nestle selling poison hot chocolate for another)

Rosella, please don't take this as making light of your poor babies suffering and that of other cats throughout Australia, it should *never, ever* have happened and I hope your babies get better as soon as possible.

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