Meijer Steam Distilled Water Recalled for Foreign Substance Contamination
Meijer Inc. is recalling Meijer Steam Distilled Water (128 FL OZ bottles, UPC 041250841197) due to floating black foreign substance found in the product. Lot Code 39-222 #3 distributed to Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
What this means for you
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: This is a Class II FDA recall of a food product (drinking water) containing an unidentified foreign material contaminant. While no illnesses or injuries have been reported, the presence of a black foreign substance in a consumable liquid constitutes a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, meeting the rubric criterion for High severity.
Plain-English summary
Meijer Inc. is recalling Meijer Steam Distilled Water due to the discovery of floating black foreign substance in the product. The affected product is sold in 128 FL OZ (1 gallon) plastic jugs with a red plastic lid, UPC 041250841197, distributed by Meijer Distribution, Inc. from Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The recall applies to bottles with Lot Code 39-222 #3, Product ID 472859, Meijer Item Code 477910, and "SELL BY OCT 04 2026" date marking. Approximately 38,043 gallons of the affected product were distributed across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
The presence of an unidentified black substance in drinking water represents a potential contamination hazard. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall. No illnesses or injuries have been reported in connection with this product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Meijer Steam Distilled Water, 128 FL OZ (1 GAL) 3.78L, packaged in a plastic jug with red plastic lid, UPC 041250841197, Dist. By Meijer Distribution, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI 49544, packed 4 per case
- Manufacturer
- Meijer Inc
- Category
- Food — Drinking Water
- Hazard
- foreign-material
Distribution
Distributed in 6 states:
- IL
- IN
- KY
- MI
- OH
- WI
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