Metromint water recall

by Bev Sklar (Subscribe to Bev Sklar's posts)
Dec 6th 2007 10:45AM

Soma Beverage issued a recall on December 4 for their Metromint bottled water. The 16.9 ounce bottles include flavors Peppermint, Spearmint, Orangemint and Lemonmint -- with a Best Before 2008/12/21 date, produced at Soma's California facility. Products produced in California have the letters "KSA" within a rectangle printed on the lower right-hand corner of the back label.

The water may be contaminated with Bacillus cereus, which can cause a diarrheal food poisoning or a vomiting type of food poisoning. Infants, children and pregnant women are at-risk for dehydration resulting from diarrhea.

No illnesses have been reported, per Metromint. But if you chugged one and don't feel well, check out this list of symptoms provided by the Food and Drug Administration's recall press release. You'll likely be down for the count for about 24 hours. If you have any recalled product, you can get a replacement or refund here. Picture from www.metromint.com.

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Dorothy Wade 12-08-2007 @ 2:48PM

I got sick on Paul Newman's Sockeroonie Spaghetti sauce a few weeks ago. When I was next at my grocer's , I noticed all Sockeroonie sauce was gone. Was there a recall on this? I never did hear of one-

I B Illin 12-08-2007 @ 2:48PM

THAT'S NOT BOTTLED WATER....its bottled FLAVORED water, there's a BIG difference.

patricia 12-08-2007 @ 2:56PM

Was it made in CHINA

saltnpeppa 12-08-2007 @ 3:09PM

lol and they tell you to stay away from dark pop in fear of kidney disease.. sooner or later we wont be able to eat or drink anything!

David 12-08-2007 @ 3:19PM

Idiots! All companies should be shut down after ANY recalls have to be issued.

S. Lane 12-08-2007 @ 4:00PM

And whats wrong with tap water?

Fritaly 12-08-2007 @ 10:40PM

Chlorine- read the material safety data sheet
fluoride- calcifies the pituitary (not beneficial as claimed)
flushed prescription drugs- worst of all!

Trevor from VA 12-08-2007 @ 4:20PM

Idiots who pay through the nose to drink expensive bottled water deserve diarreah.

ssesq 12-08-2007 @ 4:28PM

If you eat something called Sockeroonie Spaghetti Sauce, you should expect to get sick.

Elle 12-08-2007 @ 4:36PM

No, Patricia...it was made in CALIFORNIA. Hence why they're only recalling products from their California facility.

Linda 12-08-2007 @ 4:45PM

.your right! Whats the matter with tap water? We live on a small farm and drink nothing but it. So do our horses, were in our 60s and feel great! Nothing like natural, harder for anyone or terroist to mess with.

Bri 12-08-2007 @ 5:14PM

Yeah... tap water? tap water has so many different metals and additives to kill bacterias and such... however, these additives provide many different chemical pathways for reactions in the body. This isn't healthy. Also, flourine (sp?), a *major* additive in tap water, has been shown to slow down synapses in the brain. That's why many people drink bottled water. They don't deserve to be put down for it.

ellie 12-08-2007 @ 4:45PM

I live in an old house with bad plumbing. Most of the time the water is brown when it comes out of the tap. that is why I drink bottled water. People don't deserve diarreah
or to be put down because they drink bottled water.

Fritaly 12-08-2007 @ 10:40PM

Invest in a decent filter, like an RO one, or rainsoft

Trixie 12-08-2007 @ 5:23PM

Talk about Idiots. You people ever read?
The reason whey people drink bottled water is because most tap water is polluted. Think about where it comes from. The rivers and streams are polluted and the soil is contaminated with pesticides and chemicals. And the only thing a tap pruifier does is eliminate the lead and chlorine. Hence the bottled water...helloooooo

Fritaly 12-09-2007 @ 5:35PM

Actually trixie, if you read some of box sides of the faucet mount filters they filter out a lot more than just lead and chlorine (many of them even get bacteria and mercury, etc) Unfortunately they leave in fluoride which is just as bad as chlorine and lead.

And if you get something like rainsoft or an RO filter (reverse osmosis) which is expensive at FIRST, it's tons better. Your water will actually be PURE. It would remove even the pharmaceutical residues (to a certain point).

marvin miller 12-08-2007 @ 5:06PM

Chlorine is what's wrong with tap water if you are on municipal water. If you have your own well and it' s not contaminated by some local industrial or commercial (or your own chemical waste) run-off it can either be as sweet as spring or taste of iron or sulfur.

DJ 12-08-2007 @ 5:19PM

Trixie, I see you've read all of the propaganda that the bottled water companies have put out. Good for you! Guess where most of the bottled water comes from? Just guess... sorry dear, it comes from the same underground springs that feed your rivers and streams. There is a bottled water company just outside of Grand Rapids Michigan that simply takes water from an underground spring and bottles it. Guess what lives above those underground springs - cows and corn fields! Enjoy!

Kay 12-08-2007 @ 5:20PM

What a waste of time, money and resources this bottled water is! If all those swell people that think they are too good to drink from the tap are listening, I say hope you read this article and stop buying this crap. The stuff is all tap water anyway, but in the bottling process things can happen that create this kind of danger. Get over yourselves, throw some ice cubes in a glass and turn on the tap. Or drink this stuff and there will be more water for the rest of us, after you pass away from the bacteria.