Over 38K gallons of bottled water recalled due to 'foreign substance'
Key Points:
- Meijer is recalling 38,043 gallons of its Steam Distilled Water sold in 1-gallon plastic jugs due to the discovery of a floating black foreign substance in the product.
- The recalled water was distributed across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin, with a sell-by date of October 4, 2026, and lot code 39-222 #3.
- The recall was voluntarily initiated by Meijer Distribution Inc. in November 2025, but details about the foreign substance and any related incidents have not been disclosed.
- The FDA has not yet assigned a recall classification to this case, which would indicate the severity of the health risk to consumers.
- Officials continue to