Rodenticide or insecticide formulations in the form of syrups, jelly or pastes. Often applied to foods such as cookies, cakes, peanut butter or grain. Commercial preparations, such as ant traps, ant baits and rat poisons generally contain 0.5 1.0% thallium. In 1963, the federal government adopted legislation prohibiting the sale of thallium containing pesticides to the general public. In commer...