US retail chain Dollar Tree warned about flagged Chinese manufacturers by American regulator
- US Food and Drug Administration says company did not properly perform its own lab analyses as required before releasing certain products
- Regulator requests response from company within 15 days with a plan to ensure it does not import or distribute tainted products
US government regulators have again warned Dollar Tree about importing drugs and cosmetics that could be tainted because of improper product testing during manufacturing.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that Greenbrier International (doing business as Dollar Tree) also did not properly perform its own lab analyses as required before releasing certain products, including an anti-dandruff shampoo and an acne face wash. The products were also mislabelled by the Chinese manufacturers.
The FDA told Greenbrier about violations at the Chinese companies as early as 2017. The FDA’s November 6 warning to Greenbrier International says that the company continued to receive products from companies on “import alert”, even after Greenbrier International agreed not to.
A spokesman for Dollar Tree, which is based in Chesapeake, Virginia, said the company was cooperating with the FDA.
“We are committed to our customers’ safety and have very robust and rigorous testing programmes in place to ensure our third-party manufacturers products are safe,” spokesman Randy Guiler said.
“We plan to meet with the FDA in the near future and expect that our plans will satisfy their requirements in all regards.”
The FDA requested a response from the company within 15 days with a plan to ensure it does not import or distribute tainted products.
Dollar Tree operates more than 15,000 stores in 48 US states and Canada under the names Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Canada.