Rodent infestation spurs Family Dollar recall, Dadeville store not on list

Family Dollar issued a product recall across hundreds of stores in the southeast Friday following a warehouse inspection that turned up "live rodents, dead rodents in various states of decay, rodent feces and urine, evidence of gnawing, nesting and rodent odors throughout the facility, dead birds and bird droppings," according to statement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

An initial FDA alert Friday warned products purchased Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee since Jan. 1, 2021 could be affected. Family Dollar followed with a voluntary recall affecting 404 stores including 14 Alabama stores; nearby Dadeville, Eclectic and Millbrook locations were not on the list. "The recall does not apply to other stores," the company stated.