Posted 2/27/2024, 12:40:22 PM
Family Dollar Fined $41 Million for Rodent Infestation at Warehouse Supplying Hundreds of Stores
- Family Dollar Stores ordered to pay $41.6M fine for rodent-infested warehouse distributing goods to 400+ stores
- FDA investigation found live and dead rodents, feces, urine, gnawing and nesting at West Memphis distribution center
- Largest-ever criminal penalty in a U.S. food safety case
- Company continued shipping goods for months after learning of infestation
- Dollar Tree says working to improve safety protocols and fix issues from "historical matter"