EPA Takes Major Actions to Reduce Americans’ Risks from Mouse and Rat Poisons

WASHINGTON – To better protect children, pets and wildlife, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is moving to ban the sale to residential consumers of the most toxic rat and mouse poisons, as well as most loose bait and pellet products.
To help avoid rat and mouse infestations in and around homes, EPA stresses the importance of rodent prevention and identification measures such as:

· Sealing holes inside and outside the home to prevent entry by rats and mice
· Cleaning up potential rodent food sources and nesting sites
· Looking for rat and mice droppings around the kitchen
· Keeping an eye out for nesting material such as shredded paper, fabric or dried plant matter
· Finding evidence of gnawing and chewing on food packaging or structure