Aqua Filter Fresh Recalls Purified Water Bottles Due to Bacteria
Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc. is recalling 2,436 bottles of purified water distributed in Pennsylvania and West Virginia after lab tests detected coliforms and E. coli.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Food): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves high-risk pathogens (E. coli) without reported illness, which corresponds to a High severity score under the rubric.
Plain-English summary
Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc. is recalling 2,436 bottles of purified water in 4-gallon and 5-gallon plastic containers. The affected water was bottled on April 17 and 18, 2014, and distributed in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The bottles are labeled with manufacturing dates of 041714 or 041814 and expiration dates of 041715 or 041815.
The recall was initiated after outside laboratory results tested positive for coliforms and non-speciated E. coli. The water was processed using reverse osmosis, steam distillation, micro-filtration, ozonation, and UV treatment, with minerals added for taste.
Consumers who have purchased these specific bottles should stop using the water and contact the recalling firm for instructions on disposal or return.
The recalled product
- Product
- On cap Purified Water Bottled at Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15239 Permit #504 Source: Plum Boro Municipal Authority 15239 Processed by Reverse Osmosis, Steam Distillation, Micro-filtration, Ozonation, UV *Minerals added for taste On Bottle side: Tyler…
- Manufacturer
- Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc.
- Category
- Food — Bottled Water
- Affected units
- 2,436
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (1)
- MFG 041714 EXP 041715 MFG 041814 EXP 041815
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 2 recalled by Aqua Filter Fresh, Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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