{"id":2132,"date":"2025-03-18T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2025-03-18T12:15:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:15:25","slug":"urgent-recall-of-water-bottles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gcn.com\/us\/urgent-recall-of-water-bottles\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent recall: water bottles sold in 12 states pulled from Trader Joe\u2019s and Kroger \u2013 Millions may be affected"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recall<\/a> notices appear to be on an incline in recent months and one has to wonder if this is indicative of a larger problem being faced by the industry. Most recently, a notice sent out on March 13 is recalling glass bottles of sparkling water sold at Trader Joe’s due to potential packaging defects that could lead to injury.<\/p>\n

Urgent water bottle recall<\/h2>\n

Last Thursday, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC<\/a>) issued a recall notice for Gerolsteiner bottles that had been sold in twelve states across the country. The recalled bottled water was sold between December 27, 2024 and January 28, 2025.<\/p>\n

The recalled item was sold at Trader Joe’s stores in the following twelve states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The glass bottles of water had been manufactured in Germany and was then sold at Trader Joe’s stores in 750 milliliter bottles for around $3 each. The glass bottle water was sold individually or in cases of fifteen.<\/p>\n

Why did the CPSC issue this recall?<\/h2>\n

After the CPSC announced the recall last Thursday, Trader Joe’s has been cautioning customer’s about the recall of 61,500 glass bottles manufactured by German company, Gerolsteiner. The bottles of sparkling water was recalled after the potential for damage or cracking was discovered in the product which could possibly pose a laceration hazard if consumed.<\/p>\n

According to Trader Joe’s, this defect in the bottles was discovered when research surrounding bottle breakage was conducted during production. It was then determined that approximately one percent of the manufactured bottles contained the potential for cracking. Fortunately, the impacted bottles can be identified by particular lot codes.<\/p>\n

The lot codes of the recalled glass bottles are as follows:<\/p>\n