More Than 650,000 Bottles of Water Recalled Over ‘Insanitary Conditions’

Consumers and retailers should check product labels and UPC codes listed in the FDA report.

Published: 3/2/2026, 4:07:34 PM EST

More Than 650,000 Bottles of Water Recalled Over ‘Insanitary Conditions’ — A bottle of mineral water. (congerdesign/Pixabay)

More than 650,000 units of bottled water labeled for infant use, dog use, distilled, and natural bottled water distributed in Illinois and Wisconsin have been recalled after federal regulators said the products were bottled under "insanitary conditions,” according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The FDA classified the action as a Class II recall on Feb. 26, following a recall initiated on Feb. 6 by Valley Springs Artesian Gold, LLC of Portage, Wisconsin.

A Class II recall is issued when use of or exposure to a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or when the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote, according to the FDA.

The affected products include multiple varieties of Valley Springs bottled water packaged in one-gallon and 2.5-gallon plastic jugs with plastic caps.

Recalled Items Include:

1-gallon Valley Springs 100 percent Natural Bottled Water, UPC 0 31193-00701
2.5-gallon Valley Springs 100 percent Natural Bottled Water, UPC 0 31193-01501
1-gallon Valley Springs 100 percent Natural Bottled Water, labeled “Infant Water. Not sterile.” UPC 0 31193-01401 7
1-gallon Valley Springs 100 percent Natural Bottled Water, labeled “Daisy’s Doggy Water 100 percent Pure Water. No chlorine.” UPC C 0 31193-90100
1-gallon Valley Springs 100 percent Natural Bottled Water, labeled “Fluoride Added.” UPC 0 31193-01301 0
1-gallon Valley Springs Steamed Distilled Water, UPC 0 31193-00601 2

All recalled products of Valley Springs Artesian Gold LLC in Portage, Wisconsin. Distribution was limited to Illinois and Wisconsin, according to the FDA.

The reason for recall in each case was listed as: “Water was bottled under insanitary conditions.”

The recall was described as voluntary and “Firm-initiated,” meaning the company began the action without a court order or formal mandate.

The FDA report indicates the firm notified consignees or the public using at least two methods, including combinations of email, fax, letter, press release, telephone, or in-person visits. No public press release link was provided in the FDA listing.

Consumers and retailers should check product labels and UPC codes listed in the FDA report.

The Valley Springs recall follows another recent bottled water recall reported in January 2026 involving Michigan-based retailer Meijer Inc.

In that case, more than 38,000 gallons of steam-distilled water were voluntarily recalled after officials found a “floating black foreign substance” in the product, according to the FDA.

The affected jugs were distributed across six Midwest states, including Illinois and Wisconsin, as well as Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.

The black substance was not identified by the FDA or Meijer. That recall was initiated in November 2025 due to contamination in one-gallon, red-capped jugs. It was upgraded to a Class II recall in Jan. 2026.