400 Products Recalled From Family Dollar Store Shelves In Illinois

ILLINOIS — Family Dollar has recalled products from its stores around Illinois and the rest of the nation because the business stored them at incorrect temperatures.

The decision impacts items sold in 47 states, including Illinois, where the discount store chain has locations in 107 cities and towns around the state.

Family Dollar said it stored and "inadvertently" shipped the products to certain stores on or around May 1 through June 10, according to a company announcement the U.S. Food & Drug Administration shared. The recall primarily impacts health and hygiene products, such as toothpaste, ointments, sunscreen and pain relievers.

Popular products include Colgate and Sensodyne toothpaste, Listerine mouthwash, Dayquil, Tylenol PM, and Alka Seltzer. However, not all stores around the state had tainted items, the chain said.

See the full list of recalled products.

To date, Family Dollar hasn't received any consumer complaints or reports of illness related to the recall, the company said last Thursday. Family Dollar sold the impacted items throughout stores in every state except Delaware, Alaska, and Hawaii. No stores in Delaware received any of the products, and Family Dollar has no shops in Alaska or Hawaii.

Dollar Tree owns Family Dollar, but the recall notice makes no mention of Dollar Tree stores.

Family Dollar says it notified affected stores, asking them to immediately check stock and to quarantine and discontinue the sale of any affected items. Customers who may have bought impacted products can return them, without a receipt, to the Family Dollar store where they purchased them.

Customers with questions about the recall can contact Family Dollar Customer Service at 844-636-7687 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Patrons should contact their physician or health care provider if they have experienced any problems that may be related to using any of the impacted products.

Here's how customers can report any adverse reactions or quality issues involving the products to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting Program:

• online: complete a report here.
• mail or fax: download this form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form. Then complete and return it to the address on the pre-addressed form, or fax it to 1-800-FDA-0178.
• see more info on reporting serious problems.