Those include familiar brand names such as d-Con, Hot Shot and Talon ... befalls other animals that encounter the poison, whether they eat the rat or get exposed through some other means ...

The decision came after manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser’s refusal to adopt EPA safety standards for its d-CON mouse and rat control products ... to individual consumers are in tamper-resistant bait ...

Brodifacoum is among a class of rodenticides called "superwarfarins," and used to be the active ingredient in the rat bait "D-Con." The toxic chemical is a long-acting vitamin K oxidoreductase ...