7-11 and Wegman's Recall Bottled Water Due to E.Coli Contamination!

Okay, here we go again! This time it's bottled water and it's E.Coli! 7-11 and some other East Coast Stores are recalling their bottled water due to E. Coli contamination. They claim it was discovered at one of the springs where they bottle their water. Well, it's good to know that they test the water, but sad to know that it took them 8 days to discover the contamination. The stores involved in the recall are Wegman's, Giant Food Stores, Shaws, and 7-11.

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. I am surprised that Niagara uses spring water, I thought they only used tap water or is that, Nestle? hahaha

“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.