Family Dollar is fined over $40 million due to a rodent infestation in its warehouse
![The Family Dollar logo is centered above one of its variety stores in Canton, Miss., Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. More than 1,000 rodents were found inside a Family Dollar distribution facility in Arkansas, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 as the chain issued a voluntary recall affecting items purchased from hundreds of stores in the South.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/02/29/ap22050124397465_custom-cb501b26ce86d8804b0f243b1dfff8b7f57d4665.jpg)
The Food and Drug Administration found dead and live rodents, and their feces and urine. More than 1,200 rodents were exterminated after fumigation at the warehouse, which serves more than 400 stores.
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