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Lower risk Food recall · FDA · Published February 17, 2022

Flow Alkaline Spring Water Recall: Lemon & Ginger Flavor Alleged Adverse Reactions

Flow Beverages recalls organic lemon & ginger flavored water due to four customer reports of adverse reactions after consumption. Affected units include 500ml Tetra Pak cartons with specific lot numbers.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-0897-2022FoodFlow Beverages ›
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Recalling firmFlow Beverages Inc.33 Lakeview Ct · Verona, VA 24482-2668
✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

Flow Beverages is recalling organic lemon and ginger flavored water after four customers reported adverse reactions after drinking it. This recall affects 500ml units sold in Tetra Pak cartons with specific lot numbers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/13313-flow-alkaline-spring-water-recall-lemon-ginger-flavor-alleged-adverse.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/13313-flow-alkaline-spring-water-recall-lemon-ginger-flavor-alleged-adverse · Updated October 4, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-0897-2022

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“Flow Alkaline Spring Water Recall: Lemon & Ginger Flavor Alleged Adverse Reactions.” GovInfoNow, updated October 4, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/13313-flow-alkaline-spring-water-recall-lemon-ginger-flavor-alleged-adverse. Based on FDA recall #F-0897-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-0897-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 17, 2022, that Flow Beverages Inc. is recalling Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water due to customer complaints of adverse reactions. The company initiated the voluntary Class II recall after four reports of illness.

How to tell if you have it

  • Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water
  • 500 ml unit, Tetra Pak paper carton
  • Lots 2023AUG29 V5
  • UPC 628055429449
  • UPC 628055429425

The hazard

The recall covers 854 cases of the product distributed to Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Alaska, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, and Delaware. The FDA stated the action follows four customer complaints alleging adverse reactions after consuming the water.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show other recent recalls of similar products include Valley Springs Steamed Distilled Water Recall: Unsanitary Bottling Conditions (2026-02-06) and Valley Springs Bottled Water Recall: Insanitary Bottling Conditions (2026-02-06). Weaver's Brew Goldenroot Ginger Beer Recall: Unpasteurized Ginger Juice Risk was reported on 2025-12-08.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for Tetra Pak paper cartons labeled 'Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water', 500ml size. Look for lot numbers 2023AUG29 V5 on the carton.

  • Brand
    Flow Beverages
  • Product
    Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water. 500 ml unit . Tetra Pak paper carton
  • Category
    Food
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    The product was distributed to the following States: MA, PA, AI, NJ,ME, NH, VT,MD, VA,IL,MO,DE
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
F-0896-2022Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water. 500 ml 12 units per case . Tetra Pak paper carton.; Lot 2023AUG29 V5 2023AUG29 V5 UPC 628055429449 628055429425
F-0897-2022Flow Alkaline Spring Water - Organic lemon & ginger flavored water. 500 ml unit . Tetra Pak paper carton.; Lot 2023AUG29 V5 2023AUG29 V5 UPC 628055429449 628055429425
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Look for lot numbers 2023AUG29 V5 on the Tetra Pak carton to confirm if your product is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 11 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “The product was distributed to the following States: MA, PA, AI, NJ,ME, NH, VT,MD, VA,IL,MO,DE” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 2.1 years after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 17, 202212. FDA classified it Class II: Mar 21, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Mar 30, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 8, 2024420222024
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-0897-2022 (February 17, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-0897-2022 to see it in context.
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