Ralphs Pulls Rat Poison From Malibu Shelves

[Editor's note: An earlier version of this story described the Tomcat product as having an anticoagulant. It contains the rodenticide Bromethalin, which has little to no risk of secondary poisoning to wildlife when consuming dead rodents.]

The management at Ralphs in Malibu pulled a rodenticide from its shelves following outreach from the Malibu Agricultural Society.

"We have discontinued that product from this location due to the concerns for the wildlife," said Jeffrey Keller, the assistant manager for the Ralphs at 23841 Malibu Road.

The Malibu grocery store in March introduced a new product, Tomcat Mouse Killer II.

"We put together an educational package documenting the problem in the Santa Monica Mountains environment," said Kian Schulman of the Malibu Agricultural Society. "... In less than a week the management decided to remove the product."

In December, CVS opted to remove all rat poisons from its shelves after a request from the Malibu Agricultural Society.

In November, rat poison was detected in a dead mountain lion found by hikers in Point Mugu State Park near Malibu.

Learn more about the Malibu Agricultural Society at www.malibuags.com.

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