7-Eleven, Wegmans, Shaws & More Recall Bottled Water Following E. Coli Contamination Worries

Fourteen brands of bottled water have recalled their products because of a possible E. coli contamination in one of Niagara Bottling's springs, NBC New York reported on Monday.

Wegman's, 7-11, Shaws, Best Yet, Acadia and nine other brands have recalled their Spring Water products after their Pennsylvania manufacturing facility reported contamination of one of their springs for those produced between June 10 and June 18.

While they have not recorded any reports of illness from drinking bottled water, the bottling company has decided to voluntarily take back all possible contaminated products to prevent possible infection.

Niagara Bottling explained in a statement that "out of an abundance of caution and in the strict interest of public safety," they are voluntarily recalling "all spring water products produced at both the Hamburg, PA and Allentown, PA facilities from the time frame of 3 a.m. June 10th to 8 p.m. June 18, 2015."

The statement explained that they were unable to prevent the bottling of the contaminated water because the spring source did not inform them immediately, assuring their consumers further that they have stopped using the spring source because of this incident.

USA Today revealed the complete list of brands that are affected of the recall. They are Acadia, Acme, Big Y, Best Yet, 7-11, Niagara, Nature's Place, Pricerite, Superchill, Morning Fresh, Shaw, Shoprite, Western Beef Blue and Wegman's.

Though the bottling company did not immediately respond to queries from the media, affected supermarkets like ACME Markets in Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania; Shaw grocery stores in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island and Vermont; as well as all Wegman's grocery stores in New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Virginia want everyone to stay safe.

They also advised consumers who have already bought the water to boil the water first before drinking it. They also explained how consumers will be able to check whether the product they procured is safe for direct drinking through USA Today by using the code indicated in the bottle.

"The first digit after the letter indicates the number of the production line. The next two numbers indicate the day, then the month in letters, the year, and then the time, based on a 24-hour clock," the report stated. Contaminated bottled waters in Hamburg, Pennsylvania have a code that starts with 'F' while those in Allentown start with an 'A.'