The US Food and Drug Administration has recalled more than 150,000 bottles of water due to the presence of coliforms. According to the FDS, the recall was initiated early in September affecting bottled water produced by Berkeley Club Beverages, Inc, in the one and five bottles. In all, 151,397.
75 bottles of water are affected by the recall. The bottles were distributed in West Virginia, Maryland, and Virginia and have the codes 090326, 090426, 090526, 090626. Recall given a class III designation According to the FDA, the recall has been given a class III designation, meaning it falls in a situation where “use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
” This is considered the least serious classification of FDA recalls. What are coliform bacteria? Coliforms, or coliform bacteria, are organisms that are found in soil, water that has been influenced by surface water, and in human or animal waste. Considered an indicator bacterium – meaning its presence suggests that other bacteria that can make you sick, coliforms are mostly present in the water.
Doctors say that even though most of the coliform bacteria do not cause disease, there are a few rare strains of Escherichia coli – a type of coliform bacteria that leads to serious illness. This includes the strain 0157:H7, found in cattle, chickens, pigs, and sheep. However, according to experts, it is rare for E.
coli 0157:H7 to contaminate drinking water. E. coli usually leads t.
