Featured image: A screenshot from an Arkansas Attorney General video exhibit showing a rodent inside a West Memphis Family Dollar distribution center that will soon be closed by the NC-based retail chain.
LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Family Dollar says it’s closing an Arkansas distribution facility that prompted a recall of numerous products after more than 1,000 rodents were found.
The company said Wednesday it will close the West Memphis facility by the end of October. The closure will affect about 300 employees.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February announced it had found the rodent infestation following a consumer complaint.
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit in late April against the North Carolina-based chain and parent company Dollar Tree.
The lawsuit accuses Family Dollar of deceiving customers, negligence, and conspiracy after federal inspectors announced the discovery of the rodents.
Family Dollar temporarily closed 404 stores spanning Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee to remove affected products from the facility.
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