Food products from Family Dollar stores recalled due to rodent activity
Food products from Family Dollar retail stores in six southern states are being recalled due to potential exposure to rodents and rodent activity in a distribution center. Consumers should not consume affected products.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: FDA Class II classification combined with potential for serious contamination through rodent exposure without any reported illnesses or injuries. This qualifies as a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High (3) severity category.
Plain-English summary
Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. is recalling all food products purchased from Family Dollar retail stores located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee between January 1, 2021 and the present.
The recall was issued due to potential exposure to rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center that supplies these retail locations.
Consumers should not consume food products from the affected Family Dollar stores that were purchased during this period. Anyone who has consumed affected products and experiences illness should contact a healthcare provider.
The recalled product
- Product
- Food products purchased from Family Dollar retail stores located in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee
- Manufacturer
- Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
- Category
- Food
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (7)
- All food products purchased from Family Dollar retail stores located in AL
- AR
- LA
- MS
- MO
- and TN from January 1
- 2021 to present
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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