An FDA inspection in January found live rodents, dead rodents, dead birds and other contaminations at one specific Family Dollar distribution center.
A Family Dollar store is seen in Orlando, Florida on March 6, 2019, the day that Dollar Tree announced it will close up to 390 Family Dollar stores and rebrand about 200 stores as Dollar Tree stores, as Dollar Tree reported a $2.3 billion loss.that products at hundreds of Family Dollar stores could be potentially contaminated due to unsanitary conditions at one of the company’s distribution facilities.
The products were purchased from Jan. 2, 2021 through the present and shipped to hundreds of stores across the U.S. including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi and Tennessee. Family Dollar has issued a voluntary recall for the products, citing the numerous hazards associated with a rodent infestation.
included live rodents, dead rodents in various states of decay, rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting and rodent odors throughout the facility, dead birds and bird droppings and products stored in conditions that did not protect against contamination. According to the FDA, rodent contamination may cause Salmonella and infectious diseases, which may pose the greatest risk to infants, children, pregnant women, the elderly and immunocompromised people.People with salmonella infection often suffer diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps after getting in contact with infected animals, their feces, or their environment or eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water.
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