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Dollar Tree recalled WanaBana fruit puree pouches

Dollar Tree recalled at least 91 three-pack boxes of WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree, corresponding to at least 273 individual pouch units.

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This corresponds to a total of 45 individual recalled pouch units that Dollar Tree released to this customer on November 5, 2023. It was not until July 2, 2024 (and only after OAG suggested it to Dollar Tree’s counsel) that Dollar Tree notified that consumer by e-mail and a letter sent via UPS to the customer’s residence that the WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree pouches picked up by the consumer some eight mo nths earlier from a Dollar Tree store in Rochester, New York were “voluntarily recalled by Wanabana USA” and present “immediate health risks due to lead contamination.” 47.
On that date, Dollar Tree sold a total of at least 91 recalled 3-pack boxes of recalled WanaBana Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree products, corresponding to at least 273 individual recalled pouch units.

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Dollar Tree, Inc. enters plea agreement

Dollar Tree, Inc. entered a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Consumer Protection Branch.

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PARTIES: This Plea Agreement is binding only upon the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the Consumer Protection Branch, the defendant, and Dollar Tree, Inc. It does not bind any United States Attorney outside the Eastern District of Arkansas, nor does it bind any other federal, state, or local prosecuting, administrative, or regulatory authority.
District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, by and between the United States Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas (collectively, the "Offices") and Dollar Tree, Inc. (the "Company"), that the undersigned are aware of the Company's reporting obligations under Attachment C of the Agreement and have reviewed the Company's [first/second/third] written work plan and compliance report.
ATTACHMENT C COMPLIANCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS Dollar Tree, Inc. (the "Company") agrees that, as part of this Plea Agreement ("Agreement"), it will report to the United States Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Branch, and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas (collectively, the "Offices") periodically.

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