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.
