You might have heard of this but sometimes pet food is irradiated for various reasons such as killing organisms which cause illness and to extend the shelf life of foods. Irradiation also kills insects. Irradiation is meant to make the food safer. But it seems that the manufacturers don’t really know what it does …
The Radura symbol indicates that the food has been irradiated to kill bugs and bacteria. It also creates carcinogenic chemicals which can harm pets. Pet food is irradiated to primarily benefit the manufacturer by extending shelf life. It is a cynical process. Watch out for the symbol and avoid these products.
by Michael (London, UK) You know, I had never heard or given a moment’s thought to irradiated cat food. I had never heard of it until I bumped into it on the internet and although information about it is far from hidden on the internet it has taken 21 months of searching for general …
