Food recall

The Sweetwater Co., Inc. recall: Refreshe Lime Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water

The Sweetwater Co., Inc., of Culver, OR, recalled Refreshe Lime Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water and 1 other product. The FDA's reason: “Sweetwater Company recalls Refreshe Lime Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water (1 L size) due to elevated amount of non-fecal total Coliforms.” The FDA classified it Class II: it could cause temporary or minor harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on October 24, 2013, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of December 11, 2013. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class II

It could cause temporary or minor harm

Why

Other germs or toxins (botulism, hepatitis A, mold...)

Status

Terminated

Closed December 11, 2013

The recall

Company
The Sweetwater Co., Inc. (Culver, OR)
Reason, in FDA's words
“Sweetwater Company recalls Refreshe Lime Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water (1 L size) due to elevated amount of non-fecal total Coliforms.”
Where it was sold
distributed in CA and OR.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
66633

The 2 products recalled

As the FDA describes them, with the codes that tell whether a package is part of the recall.

  • F-0722-2014 Class II

    Refreshe Lime Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water, 12 bottles per cases, 1 L per bottle, sold under Safeway brand. The UPC 0 21130 24208 5.

    Codes: Best by date 10/11/2014. S3805 0700 through 1500. S3805 - is the firm's customer information. Number 0700 through 1500 is the time the bottle was produced from 07:00 hours to 15:00 hours.

    Quantity: 680 cases

  • F-0723-2014 Class II

    Refreshe Mixed Berry Naturally Flavored Electrolyte Water, 12 bottles per cases, 1 L per bottle, sold under Safeway brand. The UPC 0 21130 24209 2.

    Codes: Best by date 10/11/2014. S3805 0700 through 1500. S3805 - is the firm's customer information. Number 0700 through 1500 is the time the bottle was produced from 07:00 hours to 15:00 hours.

    Quantity: 748 cases

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Source and notes

U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Enforcement Reports (openFDA food recall data) (Public domain (U.S. government work); source U.S. Food and Drug Administration, openFDA), data as of December 11, 2013.

Each week the FDA lists the recalls it has classified in its Enforcement Report, often weeks after the company announced the recall, so a month with five weekly reports tends to count more. Each recall counts once, however many products it covers, in the month FDA first listed it. Class I means the food could cause serious harm or death, Class II temporary or minor harm, and Class III is unlikely to harm anyone. Meat, poultry and most egg products are recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, not the FDA, and aren't included. For what to do with a recalled product, see the FDA's recalls page.