14 brands of bottled water recalled due to possible E. Coli

[nitpicker]

Source: CNN

(CNN)—An E. Coli scare has prompted a Canada-based bottled water producer to recall some of its products. Niagara Bottling LLC said the recall is purely out of an abundance of caution. There have been no signs of its product being contaminated or reports of consumers falling sick, it said.

The family-owned company said the operator of a spring that supplies two of its plants failed to report evidence of E. Coli at the source. The bottler said it halted production, disinfected bottling lines and issued a voluntary recall.

The recall affects water bottled from June 10 through 8 in two Pennsylvania plants only. Niagara has issued instructions to consumers on its website on how to properly read the date on bottle labels to determine if purchased water should be returned.

Consumers won't find mainstream brand names on Niagara's recall list, which includes mostly store and generic labels: Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-Eleven, Niagara, Nature's Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning Fresh, Shaws, Shoprite, Western Beef Blue and Wegman's.
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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/23/us/niagara-e-coli-bottled-water-recall/index.html

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http://www.niagarawater.com/consumer-notice/

I looked at the Acadia (Giant Food) bottle and found it had been bottled two days before the start of the questionable water. Time to look at ALL the bottles I have.

In the DC area, Giant Food and 7-11 are probably the main outlets for this water.

[nitpicker]

1. Typo in the CNN article

The bottling period is actually June 10 to 18.

((Now I know which plant this lot of water came from...))

[murielm99]

2. I seldom get bottled water.

If I go somewhere and need a bottle of water, I may one pick up. That is only if I have forgotten my own bottle. I have a Brita pitcher, and I fill my own reusable water bottle.

Nevertheless, I hope no one gets sick. E. coli is terrible. I had it once.

[sweetapogee]

6. most bacteria in general

and E. coli in particular are too small to be filtered by a gravity type filter. If you want to filter out E. Coli, you need a filter with very fine holes and a pump to force the water molecules through. Of course you would only want to use that filter 1 time since it would then be contaminated with E. Coli.

Boil your water to kill bacteria.

[cosmicone]

3. Bottled water is the biggest con there is

It costs more than gasoline!!

Just get a water filter on your faucet and drink tap water.

[Kali]

4. yep

people who stick their noses in the air over mcdonalds or processed food, sucking down over-priced, plastic-packaged water FFS!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. BRANDS of water?

When I go shopping for puppy, and see endless aisles of competing doggie food, I get disgusted. The wasted resources, the ridiculous advertising, and the resulting higher prices that result make me angry.

But BRANDED water?

No wonder no aliens are making first, second, or third contact with us. They are too busy changing their space suits from pissing themselves with laughter.

[Vinca]

7. Someone needs to change their brand name to "Poop Springs."