(Newswire.net — June 24, 2015) — All spring water brands bottled in the Niagara facilities of Pennsylvania recalled their products amid an E. coli bacteria contamination scare. One of the largest, Niagara Bottling companies announced it’s voluntary recall out of precaution of 14 spring water products that had been bottled at two plants in Pennsylvania.
Reportedly, the recall was issued after the operators at one of its contracted springs failed to notify the company that there was evidence of Escherichia coli bacteria at the spring source. The contamination was discovered on June 10, but the plants were not shut down right away which raised concern as to whether or not those bacteria found their way into the products.
“Niagara Bottling performs extensive testing on both incoming spring water as well as finished products. We have confirmed there have been no issues or E. coli contamination of any kind detected in our finished products or in the spring water that was delivered to our bottling facility,” the company said in a statement.
Among others, these companies recalled their products: Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-Eleven, Niagara, Nature’s Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning Fresh, Shaws, Shoprite, Western Beef Blue and Wegmans.
“We want to be sure our customers know the recall is limited to 16.9 oz. Wegmans (FYFGA) Spring Water, sold individually or in multi-packs,” Jo Natale, Wegmans’ vice president of media relations, said in a statement, adding that the company is asking customers to read the label carefully for the code date and to look for Niagara Bottling, LLC.”
“Even if it had been present in the incoming spring water, we utilize quality systems and disinfection technology that would ensure that our product is free from contamination,” Niagara Bottling said in a statement adding that aside from this case, the company will immediately shut down production if bacteria are found in springs.
There have been no reports of any illness or injury related to the affected spring water, Niagara said.