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Starkey Spring Water Recall: Arsenic Detected in 16.9 oz Bottles

Starkey Water recalled 300 cases of 16.9 oz spring water due to arsenic detection. Check your UPC and production date for details.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #F-1333-2017FoodStarkey Water ›
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Recalling firmStarkey Water102 Council Ave · Council, ID 83612
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What happened, in plain English

Starkey Water has issued a recall for Starkey Spring Water in 16.9 FL oz glass bottles due to the detection of 12 ppb of arsenic in a product sample. The affected items were produced on November 26, 2014, and distributed in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Texas. This recall involves approximately 300 cases containing 15 bottles each. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/22464-starkey-spring-water-recall-arsenic-detected-in-16-9-oz.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/22464-starkey-spring-water-recall-arsenic-detected-in-16-9-oz · Updated October 11, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #F-1333-2017

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“Starkey Spring Water Recall: Arsenic Detected in 16.9 oz Bottles.” GovInfoNow, updated October 11, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/22464-starkey-spring-water-recall-arsenic-detected-in-16-9-oz. Based on FDA recall #F-1333-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/food/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22F-1333-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

Arsenic was detected in the water sample at a level of 12 ppb. While the record does not specify the health effects, the presence of arsenic in drinking water is a safety concern that warrants immediate attention and removal of the product from consumption.

Who’s affected

Consumers who purchased Starkey Spring Water in 16.9 FL oz glass bottles distributed in CO, FL, IA, PA, and TX. Individuals concerned about arsenic exposure from drinking water are at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Look for Starkey Spring Water in a 16.9 FL oz (500 mL) glass bottle, packed 15 bottles in a cardboard box. Check for Product UPC 8 11904 02000 and Case UPC 8 11904 02002 1. Verify the production date is 11/26/14.

  • Brand
    Starkey Water
  • Product
    Starkey Spring Water, 16.9 FL oz. (500 mL) glass bottle. packed 15 bottles in cardboard box. Product UPC 8 11904 02000
  • Category
    Food
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Stop consuming the water

    Do not drink the recalled Starkey Spring Water due to the detected arsenic levels.

  2. Check your product details

    Verify if you have the 16.9 FL oz glass bottle with Product UPC 8 11904 02000 and production date 11/26/14.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 5 states.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: yesCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: 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: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “distributed in CO, FL, IA, PA, and TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Texas.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 58 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jan 4, 201712. FDA classified it Class III: Jan 19, 201723. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Jan 25, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 3, 201742017
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  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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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #F-1333-2017 (January 4, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for F-1333-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 11, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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