1.8 Million Bottles of Water Impacted by FDA Recall Notice Pose ‘No Health’ Risk, Company Says

Published on May 26, 2024

About 1.9 million bottles of Fiji Water have been recalled across the United States after testing found a mineral and three types of bacteria, according to a notice posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) website last week, although the company later said that it poses “no health or safety risk.” Natural Waters of Viti Limited recalled 78,533 cases, which amounts to about 1.88 million bottles, of Fiji Water. Testing found that manganese and “three bacterial genera,” said the FDA on May 23, although the types of bacteria were not disclosed. The FDA indicated that the recall is now under a Class III categorization, which means it is “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.”...