Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 18, 2022

Dollar Tree Medical Devices Recall: Rodent Exposure Risk

Dollar Tree recalls medical devices bought from Family Dollar stores in AL, AR, LA, MS, MO, TN since Jan 2021 due to potential rodent contamination in distribution centers.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0822-2022Medical device Dollar Tree ›

Lower-risk recall

Potential exposure to rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center.

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Recalling firmDollar Tree Distribution, Inc.500 Volvo Pkwy · Chesapeake, VA 23320-1604

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Dollar Tree is recalling medical devices purchased from Family Dollar stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee since January 2021. This recall is due to potential rodent exposure in the distribution centers where these products were stored. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/61130-dollar-tree-medical-devices-recall-rodent-exposure-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/61130-dollar-tree-medical-devices-recall-rodent-exposure-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0822-2022

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“Dollar Tree Medical Devices Recall: Rodent Exposure Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61130-dollar-tree-medical-devices-recall-rodent-exposure-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0822-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0822-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 18, 2022, that Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. is recalling medical device products sold at Family Dollar stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee due to potential rodent exposure. The recall covers all such purchases from Jan. 1, 2021, onward.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: Dollar Tree
Sold at: Family Dollar retail stores in AL, AR, LA, MS, MO, TN
Date range: Jan. 1, 2021 to present

The hazard

The hazard is potential exposure to rodents and rodent activity in the distribution center.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. has 3 other recalls on record since Feb. 18, 2022. Other recent recalls of similar products include Gold Star First Aid Kits Recall (Dec. 26, 2025), Oral B and Colgate Toothbrushes with Rodent Activity Risk (Dec. 26, 2025), and Gold Star Distribution Recalls Feminine Hygiene Products Due to Rodent Exposure Risk (Dec. 26, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check if you bought medical devices such as bandages, surgical masks, or contact lens solutions from Family Dollar stores in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, or Tennessee between January 2021 and now.

Brand
Dollar Tree
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Your Products
Review your purchases from Family Dollar stores in the specified states between January 2021 and present to see if you have recalled medical devices.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 6 states.

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee O.U.S.: N/A” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 40 days after the firm started it.

Feb 18, 2022Firm started the recall
Mar 23, 2022FDA classified it Class II
Mar 30, 2022Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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Do I need to stop using these products?

No specific stop-use instruction is given in the recall notice. You should check your purchases and consider discarding if you have concerns about contamination.

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Link to this recall

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/61130-dollar-tree-medical-devices-recall-rodent-exposure-risk">Dollar Tree Medical Devices Recall: Rodent Exposure Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0822-2022 (February 18, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0822-2022 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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