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Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Food Lion recalls prepared ground beef from Beaufort store

    Recall announced

    Food Lion announced a recall of four varieties of in-store prepared ground beef sold at its Beaufort, South Carolina location. According to the announcement, the meat may contain foreign material. The recall applies to the four varieties of ground beef prepared in-store at that location. No further details on the affected products, the foreign material, or the recall's outcome were provided in the source.

    Company response

    • Refund or compensation — Food Lion

      Customers who purchased the affected product should not consume it and may return it to their local Food Lion store for a refund equal to double the purchase price in accordance with Food Lion’s “Double Your Money Back Guarantee.”

    Source excerpt

    • Food Lion officials say the meat is being recalled because it may contain foreign material.
    • Food Lion is recalling a number of ground beef products from a store in Beaufort because it may contain foreign material.
    • Food Lion is recalling in-store prepared ground beef from a single location, the grocer announced Monday night.
    Source

  2. 2021

    DFA and Food Lion settle antitrust lawsuit

    Settlement

    Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Food Lion, and the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that DFA’s purchase of milk production facilities from Dean Foods constituted illegal antitrust activity. The settlement terms were not public.

    Source excerpt

    • Food Lion and MDVA initiated the lawsuit in May and claimed that DFA’s purchase created a monopoly in its section of the United States, specifically in the North Carolina and Virginia areas.
    • According to a court note, Brent Powell, counsel for the defense, reported that the parties had settled the case on Wednesday.
    • Dairy Farmers of America reportedly reached a settlement with Food Lion, a grocery company, and Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA) Inc in a lawsuit purporting that Dairy Farmers of America’s purchase of milk production facilities from Dean Foods after its bankruptcy constituted illegal antitrust activity.
    Source