Family Dollar issues massive recall after 1,100 dead RODENTS found in Arkansas depot – here are the stores affected

FAMILY Dollar has issued a massive recall after 1,100 dead rodents were found in an Arkansas facility.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that shops in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee could be impacted.

It comes after health authorities found hundreds of rodents at a Family Dollar distribution depot in Arkansas.

Inspectors visited the compound following a customer complaint in January and found live and dead rodents in "various states of decay", as well as feces, dead birds, and bird droppings.

After fumigating the facility, more than 1,100 dead rodents were dredged up, officials said.

Authorities said products like human and pet food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, medical devices, and over-the-counter drugs purchased between January and February of this year could contain traces of Salmonella and should be thrown out.

Family Dollar issued a recall for 404 stores.

"Families rely on stores like Family Dollar for products such as food and medicine. They deserve products that are safe," said associate commissioner Judith McMeekin.

"No one should be subjected to products stored in the kind of unacceptable conditions that we found in this Family Dollar distribution facility."

The facility's poor conditions appear to violate federal laws and could be putting families’ health at risk, she said.