Posted 2/29/2024, 6:38:33 AM
Family Dollar Fined $42 Million Over Rodent-Infested Warehouse Supplying Hundreds of Stores
- Family Dollar pleaded guilty and was fined $42 million for having a rodent-infested warehouse
- Over 1,200 rodents were exterminated from the Arkansas warehouse after an FDA inspection
- The warehouse serviced over 400 stores in 6 Southern states before being shut down
- In February 2022, Family Dollar voluntarily recalled all products that passed through the warehouse
- Family Dollar and Dollar Tree must now follow strict compliance rules under the settlement