Waiakea Bottling Inc., located in Hilo, HI,  is recalling certain Waiakea Hawaiian Volcanic Water Naturally Alkaline Electrolytes Deep Well Water because of consumer complaints of floating particles.

According to the details posted online by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Nov. 28, 2023, and is

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Ruby Mountain Spring Water of Winnemucca, NV, is recalling their brand of 3 and 5-gallon plastic water jugs because the firm’s sample revealed positive findings for coliforms.

According to the details posted online by the FDA, the recall was initiated on Aug. 1, 2023, and is ongoing.

The recalled products

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Blue Triton, of Zephyrhills, FL, is recalling more than 300,000 cases of their 1964 Zephyrhills 100% Natural Spring Water because of Bromate in the finished product that exceeds the MCL of 10ppb.

The allowable level established by FDA for bromate in bottled water is 0.010 milligram per liter. 

According to

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The FDA has closed an investigation of an outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes without being able to identify a source.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had not posted any information on the outbreak as of Wednesday afternoon.

The outbreak sickened at least 20 people, but the update
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The Food and Drug Administration is currently investigating four foodborne illness outbreaks.

Traceback work is underway in three of the outbreaks. On-site inspections and sample testing has been initiated in all four outbreaks according to information reported Wednesday by the FDA.

The table below shows ongoing outbreak investigations being managed
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The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.

Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page
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The table below shows outbreak investigations being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams. The investigations are in a variety of stages. Some outbreaks have limited information with active investigations ongoing, others may be near completion or concluded. The table below has been abbreviated to show only active investigations.

The
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