The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its recall of 1.9 million FIJI Natural Artesian Water bottles after the product was retested.
The recall was initiated in March, when testing found manganese and three strains of bacteria.
The affected bottles were sold on Amazon between Feb. 1, 2024, and March 3, 2024.
However, the FDA updated the recall as recently as late last week, downgrading it to a “Class III recall.”
A Class III recall, according to the FDA, is “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.”
FIJI also released a statement confirming that the water was safe to consume despite the recall in March.
“FIJI Water remains safe to buy and consume. This is a quality issue only affecting the specific lots sold on Amazon.com between Feb. 1, 2024, and March 3, 2024, with PRD dates of Nov. 11, 2023, Nov. 12, 2023, Nov. 13, 2023, Nov. 24, 2023, and Nov. 25, 2023,” the company said.
Manganese is a mineral your body needs to remain healthy, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “Studies have not shown any harm from the manganese in food and beverages, but some people have developed manganese toxicity by consuming water containing very high levels of manganese,” the NIH says. Inhaling large amounts of manganese dust from welding or mining work can also cause manganese toxicity.
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