Posted 2/27/2024, 1:54:00 AM
Family Dollar to Pay $41.7 Million Over Rodent-Infested Warehouse Shipping Violations
- Family Dollar Stores pleads guilty to holding products in rodent-infested Arkansas warehouse, agrees to pay $41.7 million criminal penalty
- Company admitted knowing of pest issues at warehouse since Aug 2020, but continued shipping products to 400+ stores until Jan 2022
- Products shipped included food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics in violation of consumer safety laws
- 2022 FDA inspection found evidence of live and dead rodents, feces, urine, odors, and nesting throughout warehouse
- Over 1,200 rodents exterminated after warehouse fumigated; company recalled products shipped since Jan 2021 from 404 stores