Family Dollar to Pay Nearly $42 Million Fine Over Rat-Infested Warehouse

Published on February 28, 2024

Family Dollar Stores will pay a fine of nearly $42 million after pleading guilty to storing products—including food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics—in a rodent-ridden warehouse, the U.S. Department of Justice said. In what federal officials described as the largest-ever monetary criminal penalty in a food-safety case, Family Dollar entered into a plea agreement that includes a fine and forfeiture amount totaling $41.675 million. The company had been charged with one misdemeanor count of causing Food and Drug Administration-regulated products to become adulterated while being held under insanitary conditions, according to the Justice Department. The rat-infested distribution center is located in West Memphis, Arkansas. It shipped products to more than 400 regional chains in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee....

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