FDA inspectors found live and dead rodents, 'putrid odor' and droppings 'too numerous to count' at Family Dollar distribution facility, report says
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A US Food and Drug Administration inspection report gives graphic details about a significant rat infestation at a Family Dollar stores distribution facility in West Memphis, Arkansas.
On Friday, the FDA warned that that various products bought within the past year from Family Dollar stores may be contaminated and unsafe to use.
Also Friday, Family Dollar issued a voluntary recall of certain items that were sold after January 1, 2021, at hundreds of stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee, according to a news release. The company said it wasn't aware of any consumer complaints or reports of illness related to the recall.
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