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submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

An investigation found “live rodents, dead and decaying rodents, rodent feces, urine and odors,” at a warehouse in Arkansas.

Family Dollar Stores was this week ordered to pay $41.6 million for using a rodent-infested warehouse to distribute food, cosmetics and medical devices to more than 400 stores across the South.

The largest criminal penalty of its kind comes after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation found "live rodents, dead and decaying rodents, rodent feces, urine, and odors, and evidence of gnawing and nesting," at the company's distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, the Justice Department said in a statement.

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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 64 points 8 months ago

I think it was John Oliver that did a story on them.

It's a total shit show, but for some people in food deserts it's their only accessible option.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Yes it was. And their whole philosophy is to cut as many costs as possible, even when it makes zero sense. Such as not keeping a warehouse pest-free.

As John Oliver showed, they also tend to have one employee per shift per store, which makes things almost impossible to manage.

[-] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Mostly because towns allow them in and they create the food dessert. Here's another video essay about them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQpUV--2Jao

[-] phi1997@kbin.social 27 points 8 months ago

What did they do wrong? They're just providing value by offering consumers free pets with their food!

[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago
[-] Voyajer@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago
[-] thefartographer@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago

That's how you know when you've joined the peepee club

[-] HWK_290@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Urine over your head, kid

[-] Cuttlefish1111@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

Let them eat Flakes

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I just bought stuff from a family dollar 💀

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

How else do you think they keep it a dollar💀

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

They don't. It's $1.25 now

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

F in the chat boys. Our dude's not long for the world.

[-] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Spread my ashes in Dollar Tree

[-] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

This is the way...

[-] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 8 months ago

The department said the fine was the largest ever in a food safety case in the United States. As part of a plea agreement, both Family Dollar Stores and Dollar Tree must meet " robust" corporate reporting guidelines for the next three years.

Three years? Good God, make it ten. That is disgusting and dangerous. Three years is not enough time for a company to be making mistakes that large.

[-] jobby@lemmy.today 1 points 8 months ago

All that free protein, and people are complaining?!?!

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