Bottled Water Recalled Due to E. Coli Concerns

Yard Dart · Jun 22, 2015

Wegmans, an upstate New York supermarket with devoted shoppers — along with several other chains including Giant Food Stores, Shaws, and 7-11 — recalled its branded bottled water due to potential E. coli contamination.

Niagara Bottling, a leading private-label water bottling company in the U.S., has reported that E. coli bacteria was found in one of its water spring sources on June 10, 2015. “These bacteria can make you sick, and are a particular concern for people with weakened immune systems,” the brand said in a statement.

The bottling company said no reports of illness have been found, nor has anyone complained yet, but the voluntary recall is still in effect.

“Out of an abundance of caution and in the strict interest of public safety, Niagara Bottling, LLC is issuing a voluntary recall for all spring water products produced at both the Hamburg, PA and Allentown, PA facilities from the time frame of 3am June 10th to 8pm June 18, 2015,” said Niagara Bottling in their statement.

Other brands affected besides Wegmans include Acadia (the store brand of Giant Food Stores), Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-11, Niagara, Nature’s Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning Fresh, Shaws, Shoprite, and Western Beef Blue. More information can be found in Niagara Bottling’s consumer notice.

Here’s how to confirm if your water has been affected:

To determine if your product is affected, please reference the following information on the code, which can be found on the bottle. The code will indicate the place, date and time that the product was produced. The only affected products have codes that begin with the letter F (for Hamburg) or A (for Allentown). The first digit after the letter indicates the number of the production line. The next two numbers indicate the day, then the month in letters, the year, and then the time, based on a 24-hour clock.

Example: A610JUN15 2000 (Allentown line 6, manufactured on June 10, 2015 at 8pm)

This is not the first household food item to be recalled this year. Blue Bell Creameries and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream both (sadly) had recalls this year due to Listeria.

Like Niagara Bottling company, Jeni’s CEO said they’d rather be safe than sorry with recalling all of the products in a statement, “We have decided to recall everything currently on retailer shelves, and we are closing our scoop shops until we are 100% confident every item we sell is safe.”

Of course, no one could forget the Sabra Hummus recall due to another Listeria possibility. We have to question the food in our supermarkets — is it more contaminated, or are we just more aware of contamination? If you guessed the latter, you’re correct.

Lisa Moskovitz, RD, founder of New York Nutrition Group, explained the situation to Yahoo Health, saying “The FDA has just become more and more diligent on detecting these types of contaminants, and then protecting consumers by spreading the news as fast as possible.”

The word also spreads a lot faster thanks to social platforms and immediate news, which keeps even more people safe.
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7-11 and Wegmans Bottled Water Recalled Due to E. Coli Concerns

Dunerunner · Jun 22, 2015

Well, Sh...! Where are they bottling their water??

Yard Dart · Jun 22, 2015

It appears to be an East Coast issue..... but who really knows for sure. They were a bit vague on the source of the water....just that it was bottled in PA.

kellory · Jun 22, 2015

The surprise inside your water bottle

Public water mains.

kellory · Jun 22, 2015

There is one bottled in Attica Indiana, comes from a spring I know well Very good water.

KAS · Jun 23, 2015

you ever take it and have your bottle water tested ?

kellory · Jun 23, 2015

KAS said: ↑

you ever take it and have your bottle water tested ?
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The spring is tested every year.

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