Mice Direct Recall

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Have any of you received the letter?

I heard about it on kingsnake a few weeks ago, but received an email last night. Is this something to serious worry about, in regards to my reptiles?

It says:

This is to inform you that MiceDirect has issued a voluntary recall between receiving dates of May 25, 2009 and July 23, 2010. 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 have voluntarily began an excellent new program to ensure that Salmonella is dealt with in all of our products.

* All of our products starting on July 24, 2010 are Irradiated, in a same manner as raw food for human consumption.
* We are irradiating our rodents to levels that exceed the standards for human consumption and effectively deal with Salmonella.
* This process does not affect the look, smell or taste of our rodents.
* You can be confident that our products exceed the standards currently held by other Rodent producers.

We would like to thank our customers for the many years of business. Our customers have always told us that we offer a superior product and we are pleased that in this situation, we are now able to further increase the quality.

Recall Information:

If you have unused product that was purchased before May 25, 2009, and are concerned about this issue, please contact us. With proper hygiene and hand washing any potential risk is effectively mitigated. Nevertheless, we are offering credit with your next purchase to replace product of concern with our new irradiated rodents at your request. Please take digital photos of unused product and send to us with your request and we will apply credit towards your next order.

We take the quality of our rodents very seriously. Please contact us for further assistance.