Food recall

Starkey Water recall: Starkey Spring Water

Starkey Water, of Council, ID, recalled Starkey Spring Water. The FDA's reason: “12 ppb of arsenic was detected in water sample.” The FDA classified it Class III: it is unlikely to cause harm. The company began the recall voluntarily on January 4, 2017, and the FDA first listed it in its Enforcement Report of January 25, 2017. The FDA has closed the recall: it found the company did all it reasonably could to remove or correct the product.

How serious

Class III

It is unlikely to cause harm

Why

Lead or other chemicals

Status

Terminated

Closed March 3, 2017

The recall

Company
Starkey Water (Council, ID)
Reason, in FDA's words
“12 ppb of arsenic was detected in water sample”
Where it was sold
distributed in CO, FL, IA, PA, and TX.
Recall began
, by the company
FDA classified it
First in an FDA Enforcement Report
FDA event number
76172

The product recalled

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

  • F-1333-2017 Class III

    Starkey Spring Water, 16.9 FL oz. (500 mL) glass bottle. packed 15 bottles in cardboard box. Product UPC 8 11904 02000 7. Case UPC 8 11904 02002 1.

    Codes: Produced On 11/26/14

    Quantity: 300 cases (15 bottles per case)

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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 January 25, 2017.

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.