FDA Recall United States OngoingHistorical recordClass I
Real Water, Inc.
- Product
- Real Alkalized Water, packed in 16.9 oz., 1 Liter, 1.5 Liter…
- Published
- April 28, 2021
- Distribution
- Nationwide
Real Water, Inc. Recall: FDA was notified of cases of acute liver failure after consumption of Real Water - F-0482-2021
United States
OngoingClass I
- Company
- Real Water, Inc.
- Product
- Real Alkalized Water, concentrate. 4 oz. glass bottle . Dri…
- Recall date
- March 17, 2021
- Source
- FDA
Reason for recall
FDA was notified of cases of acute liver failure after consumption of Real Water
- - Recall initiated
- - Reported by source
| Product description | UPC | Quantity | Lot / code information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Alkalized Water, concentrate. 4 oz. glass bottle . Drinkrealwater.com | Not published in this source record | unknown | All codes |
Distribution
- Nationwide. Distributors located in WA
- CA
- AZ
- NM
- NV
- RI
- CO
- MN
- MO
- IL
- TN
- AL
- MS
- GA
- NY
Official source record
- Agency
- FDA
- Dataset
- FDA Food Enforcement (Recalls)
- Recall number
- F-0482-2021
- Event ID
- 87552
- Status
- Ongoing
- Classification
- Class I
- Company
- Real Water, Inc.
- Product description
- Real Alkalized Water, concentrate. 4 oz. glass bottle . Drinkrealwater.com
- Quantity
- unknown
- Reason
- FDA was notified of cases of acute liver failure after consumption of Real Water
- Recall initiation date
- March 17, 2021
- Report date
- April 28, 2021
- Classification date
- Not published in this source record
- Termination date
- Not terminated as of this source record
- Distribution pattern
- Nationwide. Distributors located in WA, CA, AZ, NM, NV, RI, CO, MN, MO, IL, TN, AL, MS, GA, NY
- UPC, lot, and code information
- All codes
- Voluntary or mandated
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Initial notification method
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Source last updated
- Not tracked separately from the Public Health Trace retrieval date below
- Public Health Trace retrieval date
Other products recalled under this same event
This recall shares FDA event ID 87552 with 1 other product entry in Public Health Trace.
Responsible company: Real Water, Inc.
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FDA Recall United States OngoingHistorical recordClass I
Real Water, Inc.
- Product
- Real Alkalized Water, packed in 16.9 oz., 1 Liter, 1.5 Liter…
- Published
- April 28, 2021
- Distribution
- Nationwide
A map highlighting the states named in the source's distribution description.
Shading reflects state-level totals only, as published by the source. It does not imply county-level or point-level precision.
| State | Distributed |
|---|---|
| Washington | 1 |
| California | 1 |
| Arizona | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| Nevada | 1 |
| Rhode Island | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Missouri | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| Tennessee | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Georgia | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
States shown are extracted from the source's free-text distribution description above; a narrative description (e.g. "distributed nationwide") may not list individual states to extract.
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