Mold on Caitec Oven Fresh Bites

[painesgrey]

I bought a bag of medium Oven Fresh Bites off Amazon earlier this month, delivered on the 15th.

When I poured the bag into an airtight container, I noticed they seemed a bit softer than usual. Didn't think much of it, until today..

I noticed white fuzzy mold in the food and immediately threw it out.

I don't have the bag anymore to list off the batch number, but thought I'd post to warn people to check their food.

Not sure I have any recourse for a return with Amazon, and since I don't have a batch number I can't really help Caitec. Just bummed that I had to toss $12 worth of food after not even two weeks.

 

[Nikomania]

Yuck! Now I'm going to have to look at my bag, as I'd purchased it with Amazon about a month ago, too.
I'd ask for a refund.

 

[finchly]

Yikes!

Thats the 2nd weird food issue from Amazon. Sounds like their storage isn't the greatest.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Contact Caitec as well as Amazon. They might help you out even though you had no batch number. I had an issue with dark spots on pellets but I took a photo and saved the box and Caitec sent me a new 15 lb. box. Turned out that some of pellets were burned from being baked too long and they were supposedly save to use but I tossed them. In the future, if you have any more like that then take a photo of the batch number as well as the pellets and then toss the bag and contact Caitec.
I've noticed that some bags of the pellets I bought also seem softer than normal but I haven't seen any mold. I purchased from Drs. Foster & Smith.

Thanks for posting this.

 

[Gen120]

Great.... I just ordered roudybush and seed from Amazon supposed to come tomorrow. I'll be sure to check it over though anyways. I've always had good success with ordering from Amazon with Bird food in the past. Thanks for the warning though.

 

[Shezbug]

Great.... I just ordered roudybush and seed from Amazon supposed to come tomorrow. I'll be sure to check it over though anyways. I've always had good success with ordering from Amazon with Bird food in the past. Thanks for the warning though.

Check your roudybush also. I recently posted about mold on pellets that were not out of date.

 

[Gen120]

Check your roudybush also. I recently posted about mold on pellets that were not out of date.

Will definitely check it

 

[aooratrix]

I just got a box. I buy 15# at a time. Sorry this happened and hoping mine are good!

 

[iamwhoiam]

I just got a box. I buy 15# at a time. Sorry this happened and hoping mine are good!

Where do you purchase your bulk box from? The place I used to get it from has closed shop.

 

[aooratrix]

Birdie bits and bites, plus a seller on Amazon.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Birdie bits and bites, plus a seller on Amazon.

Thanks. Just checked Birdie, Bits and Bites. That's a very good price for the bulk box. Do they charge for shipping? Is the expiration date generally decent?
Hope the box you received is OK.

 

[aooratrix]

Thanks. Just checked Birdie, Bits and Bites. That's a very good price for the bulk box. Do they charge for shipping? Is the expiration date generally decent?
Hope the box you received is OK.

They do charge for shipping, and it's expensive, IMO.

 

[iamwhoiam]

They do charge for shipping, and it's expensive, IMO.

How expensive would that be? I will probably just continue to purchase from Drs. F&S although I have to buy multiple 28 oz bags rather than the 15 lb. bulk box.

 

[saroj12]

Too much breakage in the 15 lb box.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Too much breakage in the 15 lb box.

Never had that with my 15 pound boxes.

 

[WallyLoopey]

I like breakage because then I just grind all that for the smaller birds and only have to buy one size LOL

 

[aooratrix]

Too much breakage in the 15 lb box.

Knock on wood, not a lot of breakage in mine, either.

 

[aooratrix]

I just opened my box. No mold that I could see or smell, but they were softer than usual, maybe from sitting in the bag for several days before I opened them? I'm drying them out in the food dehydrator.

 

[painesgrey]

I just opened my box. No mold that I could see or smell, but they were softer than usual, maybe from sitting in the bag for several days before I opened them? I'm drying them out in the food dehydrator.

Just keep an eye on it. The mold was white and fuzzy in my case. I sent a message to Caitec, but never received a response.

 

[camelotshadow]

Got mine at Dr FS...sort of crumbly softer but look fine. I never bought them b4 so not sure how hard/ crunchy they should be...

I have 4 bags!