{"id":60461,"date":"2015-07-06T12:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=60461"},"modified":"2015-06-30T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T14:20:04","slug":"e-coli-with-your-bottled-water-recall-affects-14-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2015\/07\/e-coli-with-your-bottled-water-recall-affects-14-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"E. Coli with Your Bottled Water? Recall Affects 14 Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bad news for bottled-water drinkers, good news for the planet.<\/em><\/p>\n

Americans buy some 29 billion<\/a> water bottles a year, only one in six of those is recycled; it takes 17 million barrels of crude oil to package all that water. A recall of bottled water isn’t going to have a huge effect on the problem, but any reason to steer people toward the tap could be helpful.<\/p>\n

And with that in mind, we report that a water bottling company has recalled all of their spring water products produced at two Pennsylvania facilities after being told that the water source was potentially compromised by E. coli<\/em> bacteria. Signs of E. coli<\/em> infection typically begin three or four days after exposure, though one can become ill in as little as a day or as long as a week later. Signs and symptoms include: diarrhea, which may range from mild and watery to severe and bloody; abdominal cramping, pain or tenderness; and nausea and vomiting in some people.<\/p>\n

Niagara Bottling notes<\/a> that the bacteria were discovered on June 10, saying, \u201cAs the spring source did not notify us in a timely manner, we have discontinued the use of this source.”<\/p>\n

It was not immediately clear how far and wide the bottles were distributed, but the water is sold under a number of brands and in major supermarket chains. These are the brand names:<\/p>\n