Arkansas sues Family Dollar over rodents found in facility
Updated: 4:22 PM CDT Apr 28, 2022
Arkansas sues Family Dollar over rodents found in facility
Updated: 4:22 PM CDT Apr 28, 2022
"I have yet to see something that is factual that we that needs to be addressed. FEDERAL INSPECTORS SAY THEY FOUND MORE THAN 1,000 DERONTS INSIDE A FAMILY DOLLAR DISTRIBUTION FACILITY IN ARKA. NS THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAYS A CONSUMER COMPLAINT PROMPTED OFFICIALS TO INSPECT THE WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS, FACILITY LAST MONTH. INSIDE THE BUILDING, INSPECTORS SAID THEY FOUND LIVE RODENTS, DEAD RODENTS, RODENT FECES AND DEAD BIRDS THE FDA SAID IT IS WORKING WITH FAMILY DOLLAR TO BEGIN A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF AFFECTED PRODUS.CT THOSE PRODUCTS INCLUDE FOOD, DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS, COSMETICS, MEDICAL DEVICES AND OVER- THE-COUNR TEMEDICATIONS. THIS IS FOR IT
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Arkansas sues Family Dollar over rodents found in facility
Updated: 4:22 PM CDT Apr 28, 2022
Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against Family Dollar over the discovery of 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility that prompted the chain to temporarily close hundreds of stores in the South.Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the lawsuit Thursday in state court against the North Carolina-based chain and parent company Dollar General.The lawsuit accuses Family Dollar of deceiving customers, negligence and conspiracy. Federal inspectors in February announced the rodents were found during an inspection following a consumer complaint.Family Dollar temporarily closed 404 stores spanning Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee to remove affected products from the facility.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —
Arkansas has filed a lawsuit against Family Dollar over the discovery of 1,000 rodents in a distribution facility that prompted the chain to temporarily close hundreds of stores in the South.
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed the lawsuit Thursday in state court against the North Carolina-based chain and parent company Dollar General.
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The lawsuit accuses Family Dollar of deceiving customers, negligence and conspiracy. Federal inspectors in February announced the rodents were found during an inspection following a consumer complaint.
Family Dollar temporarily closed 404 stores spanning Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee to remove affected products from the facility.