Hi, In reference to the TF batches,... Generally, from what our customers with affected lot numbers have told us is (1) The food smells "bad" to humans... (2) The ferrets WON'T eat it. If they do eat it, it will most likely cause loose stools, BUT if in doubt, do not feed it - take it back to where you bought it for an exchange. Performance Foods stands behind this product, and there should be no reason a store would not honor the return. The tough part about this is that "not all of the bags with these lot numbers are affected". I know we are totally wiped out of TF at The Ferret Store, except for a few 15# bags - which will probably be gone by mid Tuesday. We are expecting FRESH, Brand New product to arrive to us on Thursday. I think basically, the worst of this is over. Performance has pulled questionable lot numbers from our warehouse, and I am sure they have done so at every major distributor. The remaining "questionable" bags will probably remain scattered throughout "pet stores" for awhile. If you do buy any bags from pet or feed stores, just keep your receipts and check the lot numbers if you can. This is simply because, distributors were distributing "questionable" bags for about 2 weeks before anyone was aware of the potential problem. Even though the bags were then pulled from the distributors, this means basically it is up to the distributor to let the stores that they sell to know about the problem... Although there are many excellent distributors in the USA, I'm sure not all of them contacted stores they sold product to, to let them know. There are thousands upon thousands of stores in the USA. In any event, this is a problem that could have happened to any pet food manufacturer. I think Performance Foods did a wonderful job of notifying us, and consumers about the problem. They acted responsibly, something that many other food manufacturers would have never done. Take care, Joe Palko The Ferret Store ----------------------------- Joe P., NEEPS, Inc. Cust Serv: 1-888-833-7738 Office: 1-888-472-0366 x3696 Office: 1-570-208-3696 (Direct) http://www.theferretstore.com "We are proud to serve the ferret community since 1995." "Check out our cat products, small animal products, and large assortment of cages the next time you visit us online!" ----------------------------- [Posted in FML issue 3124]