Niagara Bottling announced a voluntary recall of its bottled spring water products because of possible E. coli contamination.
In a statement published on its website, which was updated on Monday, Niagara said it is recalling bottled water produced from its two Pennsylvania plants specifically for the June 10 to 18 timeline. The company also clarified it is recalling only its spring water products, not its purified water products.
The company said its contracted spring source did not notify them "that there was evidence of E. coli bacteria at the spring source," and because of this, they will no longer use that spring source.
The company assured consumers that it uses filtering and disinfection systems that remove contamination from their products and that they only issued the recall "in an abundance of caution and in the interests of consumer safety."
"This is a voluntary recall. Even if the spring has an issue, none of the water showed any issues in our tests," said Niagara spokesperson Stan Bratskeir, according to Fox Business.
"This affects a regional level," he added. "Over the eight days, this bottled water was shipped to over 11 states."
The products were shipped to the following states: Maryland, New Hampshire, Virginia, Maine, Ohio, Connecticut, Vermont, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and North Carolina.
The following Niagara brands are possibly contaminated with E. coli: Acme, Acadia, 7-11, Best Yet, Big Y, Wegman's, Superchill, Niagara, Morning Fresh, Nature's Place, Shoprite, Shaws, Pricerite and Western Beef Blue, NBC New York reported.
Consumers can check if the product they purchased is affected by the recall by checking the "Best By" code in the bottle. The codes for recalled products are F# BEST BY 08DEC2016 to F# BEST BY 16DEC2016 and A# BEST BY 08DEC2016 to A# BEST BY 16DEC2016, according to Niagara's website.
Niagara, one of the leading bottled water suppliers in the U.S., has been operating since 1963.
