Food FDA Class II Ongoing Pathogen contamination
Valley Springs Steamed Distilled Water. 1 Gal Net, 128 Fl. Oz. UPC 0 31193-00601 2. Bottled by Valley Springs/Artesian Gold, LLC, Portage WI 53901.
Valley Springs Artesian Gold, LLC Published Mar 4, 2026
Risk level
Class IIMay cause a temporary or reversible health problem; slight chance of serious harm.
Severity score 50/100
What should you do?
- Check whether you have this product, using the lot codes, UPCs, and dates listed below.
- Do not eat, serve, or sell the affected product.
- Return it to the place of purchase for a refund, or throw it away in a sealed bag so people and animals can’t get to it.
- Contact Valley Springs Artesian Gold, LLC or your place of purchase with questions, and see the source record below for full details.
Reason for recall
Water was bottled under insanitary conditions.
Hazards
Unspecified bacteria/pathogens from insanitary conditions · primary
Affected products (1)
Valley Springs Steamed Distilled Water. 1 Gal Net, 128 Fl. Oz. UPC 0 31193-00601 2. Bottled by Valley Springs/Artesian Gold, LLC, Portage WI 53901.
263,440 units
Code info: All Codes
Affected areas
IllinoisWisconsin
Timeline
- InitiatedFeb 6, 2026
- PublishedMar 4, 2026
- Recall number
- H-0536-2026
- Agency
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Country
- US
FDA records come from the openFDA food enforcement-report dataset — the agency's full weekly enforcement list. Most entries are not issued as consumer press releases, so they won't appear on fda.gov/recalls or in a web search. The source record link above resolves this exact recall by its number.