A woman walks past a Family Dollar store on December 11, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
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Discount chain Family Dollar is voluntarily recalling some of its products that were shipped to more than 400 stores in the South after an investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration uncovered an infringement. entry of rodents at a distribution center in Arkansas.
In addition to the recall, Family Dollar on Saturday also temporarily closed 404 affected locations, according to New York Times. A spokeswoman did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
The FDA said in a statement Friday that it recently inspected the facility in West Memphis, Arkansas, after receiving consumer complaints. According to the agency, regulators have found living and dead rodents “in various states of decomposition.” They also found “rodent feces and urine, evidence of rodents, nesting and rodent odors throughout the facility, carcasses and dead bird droppings, and preserved products.” under unprotected conditions.”
More than 1,100 dead rodents were found after fumigation at the facility in January 2022, the agency said. Regulators also discovered what appeared to be a “history of infection,” the agency said. it said. A review of the company’s internal records showed the collection of more than 2,300 rodents between March and September of last year.
“No one should leave products stored under the unacceptable conditions we found in this Family Dollar distribution facility. These conditions appear to be violations of federal law that could result in families’ health is at risk,” Commissioner for Legal Affairs Judith McMeekin said in a statement. Rodent contamination can cause salmonella and other infections, the FDA said. The Dollar family said it is not aware of any reports of illness related to the recall.
Family Dollar said in a release Sixth, the recalled products include all drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, dietary supplements, and food for humans and animals that have been stored and transported from the center to 404 doors. stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The warning covers purchases from Family Dollar stores in those six states from January 1 of this year to the present. Products shipped directly to the store by a distributor or manufacturer are not included. The recall also does not extend to any other locations.
“Family Dollar is notifying its affected stores by letter asking them to immediately inspect, quarantine, and stop selling any affected products. Customers may have purchased affected products. influencers can return that product to the Family Dollar store where they purchased it without a receipt,” the company said.
