I wonder how aghast FDA would be at storage conditions in 1883??

 FDA issues warning against some products from Family Dollar stores after thousands of dead rodents found

I think maybe people would be better off if they started growing their own food. 

Have any of you thought about our food distribution system? Looks like family dollar is centralized in Arkansas, but distributes to several states. What would happen if that central distribution facility went kaput?

Say fda shuts them down, where are the people who rely on family dollar for groceries going to get them now? Family dollar might be the only store in the area. Who knows?

Or say the New Madrid fault lets loose, will family dollar distribution center survive? 

Speaking of that, there is a shtf book out called The New Madrid Run, by author Michael Reisig. The novel is about the fault letting loose and rearranging north america. Not a bad read if you are into that kind of book.