10+ Bottled Water Brands Recalled Over E. Coli Contamination

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In order to survive, humans need to consume food and water on a regular basis. Water is the more important necessity, as it takes only 8 to 10 days for an individual to survive without water. Clean drinking water holds a higher necessity as drinking contaminated water could lead to serious health complications.

To promote the use of clean drinking water, there are a number of companies that sell purified drinking water. These are sold in bottles and are ready for customers to consume right away. The demand for clean water is such a huge market that there is an average number of 29 billion water bottles sold per year. But what happens when the very water you drink out of that bottle turns out to be contaminated?

CNN reports that Niagara Bottling LLC, a water bottling company in the United States, has voluntarily recalled some of its products. According to the report, the company obtains spring water from a third party. Niagara believes that the bottled water products may have been compromised by E. coli.

Individuals who are infected with E. coli typically do not feel any symptoms until three or four days after they have been exposed to the bacteria. Among the symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, pain and tenderness.

Niagara discovered that its water supplier, Far Away Springs, had tested positive for E. coli on June 10. The water bottling company has not received any consumer report against its bottled water labels as of press time, but has terminated its relationship with Far Away Springs.

Despite having been discovered in a relatively early time, it is still unclear how vast these affected water bottles have been distributed. It is important to note, however, that a majority of these are sold under different brand names throughout the country. At the same time, these are all readily available in major supermarket chains.

The brand names of the affected water bottles include the following:

- 7-Eleven
- Acadia
- Acme
- Best Yet
- Big Y
- Morning Fresh
- Nature's Place
- Niagara
- Pricerite
- Shaw's
- Shoprite
- Superchill
- Wegman's
- Western Beef Blue

Affected water bottles carry codes that start with the letters A (Allentown) or F (Hamburg). Following these letters are a series of numbers which indicate the number of the production line, day of production, month, year, and time.

Consumers who have purchased bottled water under these brand names are advised to check the information on the code printed on the bottle. Through this, they'll be able to determine whether the bottle is among the recalled items.