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MICE DIRECT RECALL

Looks to me like the "product codes" are simply the regular label they put on that's shorthand for the size and quantity. Possibly ALL mice within a certain time period could be contaminated.
 
Great, and I just bought mice from them at the fire show too. Basically it's saying that all food stock from May of 09 (E9) Until july of 10? (G10) Sold by Mice Direct are contaminated?
 
From the Mice Direct website:
Valued customers,

This is to inform you that MiceDirect has issued a voluntary recall. Over the years we have regularly tested our rodents for any potential issues. During one of these recent tests it was detected that a portion of our rodents may be potentially carrying Salmonella. Because of this we are offering a voluntary recall option to our customers.

Facts:

This particular type of Salmonella cannot be passed to your reptile. Reptiles carry other specific strains.

Salmonella is common in almost all groups of both domestic and wild animals
Salmonella can make you sick, small children and frail or elderly people are more susceptible.
Washing your hands prevents this risk of illness from Salmonella. Please wash your hands when handling.


When handling raw product, such as rodents, chicken, pork, beef or any dead animal, it is very important to thoroughly wash your hands. Washing your hands should keep you from becoming sick in the event you come into contact with Salmonella.

What we are doing:

We begun a voluntary program to irradiate all pet food products.

All of our products starting on July 24, 2010 are irradiated, in a similar manner to raw food for human consumption.
We are irradiating our products at a level equivalent to the standards for human consumption.
This product continues to be fully acceptable for consuming reptiles.
You can be confident that our quality standards meet or exceed the standards currently held by other companies.



You can be confident that our quality standards are superior.

Recall Information:

If you have unused product that was purchased between May 2009 and July 23, 2010, please contact us. We are happy to replace product purchased between the above stated dates with our new irradiated product at your request.

We take the quality of our product very seriously. Please contact us for further assistance
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As a balance, here in the UK a lot of mass-produced poultry carries the strain of salmonella that affects humans. It's still sold. People just know to observe basic hygiene like washing hands, not storing raw chicken near cooked meat, cooking it thoroughly and cleaning any surfaces it's been on when raw.

It's not a major issue as long as you're sensible. Sounds like the company is being very responsible by alerting people and giving advice.
 
Ok I am confused here. Why is anyone worried about this? Mice and rats should be treated just like chicken or pork. When you handle the rodents wash your hands. Just think about how much raw food we have all handled that was infected with Salmonella. It doesn't hurt the snakes in anyway. One person got sick and he pointed to the frozen rodents. I don't care who or where you get your rodents from you are going to have some that are infected with Salmonella. That is just the way it is. Just like some of the chicken you eat will also have it. The difference is we will wash our hands after handling it.
 
My only real concern about this, is how it effects my cats. I sometimes throw an uneaten fuzzy or pinky to them as a treat. :uhoh:
 
abell82 said:
My only real concern about this, is how it effects my cats. I sometimes throw an uneaten fuzzy or pinky to them as a treat. :uhoh:
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If they aren't sick, they haven't caught anything yet, and if you buy the irradiated mice, they won't. Do your cats enjoy these treats? I might do it too if they are well received by your pride of felines.
 
I too received the email today. I purchased a 300.00 order in June and I also purchased more at the Orlando show... My male Pewter did have some bloody diarrhea last week and 4 of my 09's have had problems with regurgitating. I thought maybe it was a temperature problem in this Florida heat, but I will be doing some fecals to make sure. I took pics of what I have in the freezer and have contacted the company. I have cleaned EVERYTHING in the house including the tanks, racks, floors, door knobs, lights, etc. with bleach. I would be more concerned with human contamination from the mice rather than reptiles. It is unlikely that this will effect our pets, but it's not out of the question. I can't blame MiceDirect, it could happen to any reputable company. I will let you all know what the fecals show. CDC recommends to use a 10% bleach to water concentration, but be safe and up that to 30%. Good luck with everyone in the same situation and keep us all posted with any potential problems as they arise so we can all be on the lookout.

Troy
 
My male Pewter did have some bloody diarrhea last week and 4 of my 09's have had problems with regurgitating.
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If you read the Mice Direct website, the salmonella strain detected is the one that affects humans. It is specifically NOT the strain that affects reptiles. I'd keep an eye on those temps if I were you - there's no danger to your snakes from these mice.
 
Thanks,, I washed them very well after the bleach and I have them all in new temp. containers for the rest of this week. Letting everything dry out.
 
bitsy said:
If you read the Mice Direct website, the salmonella strain detected is the one that affects humans. It is specifically NOT the strain that affects reptiles. I'd keep an eye on those temps if I were you - there's no danger to your snakes from these mice.
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I know... I did read that, it's just the paranoia side of me being safe...
 
They didn't mention this brand in the earlier post, but some of the Iams pet foods have been recalled. We got a notice from Iams at the animal hospital a couple of weeks ago about a recall of certain foods, but they didn't tell us why until just recently.

http://www.rightpundits.com/?p=6974

Of course, nobody thinks of all the "chicken by-products" that go into pet foods as a possible source of salmonella. We all know just how filthy poultry really is as most of us are more familiar with how to prevent salmonella than your average Joe on the street as the other major "source" of salmonella is reptiles. Give the media, PETA, et al a little time and they'll find a way to blame it all on some poor hapless snake that wandered into a factory looking for a meal.
 
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