Walmart and Target sold water with arsenic: review announced

Two manufacturers have withdrawn bottled water from sales at Target and Walmart after reports of high arsenic content. Water from Keurig Dr Pepper and Whole Foods showed positive tests for a hazardous substance, after which the companies decided to voluntarily stop its implementation.

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The company Keurig Dr Pepper, which owns the Peñafiel trademark, voluntarily withdraws this bottled water from stores after tests have revealed high levels of arsenic in the products that violate state and federal regulations, writes USA Today.

An initial report issued by the Environmental Health Center called on companies to remove “toxic chemicals” from bottles and called on retailers to stop selling them.

All bottles of Peñafiel unflavored mineral water are part of Keurig Dr Pepper's "voluntary recall" announced the company said. Peñafiel is currently sold in Target, Walmart and other stores. Starkey Water, which also showed a high level of arsenic, is sold at Whole Foods.

The FDA determines withdrawal from sale (withdrawal from the market) other than product recall.

A market withdrawal is “the removal or correction of a distributed product that involves a minor violation that is not subject to legal action by the FDA,” the agency says on its website.

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Keurig Dr Pepper said chronic diseases and other dangers associated with arsenic consumption require much higher levels of the substance than found in Peñafiel products. However, independent laboratory tests found arsenic in Peñafiel "at levels that exceeded FDA standards for bottled mineral water."

“Keurig Dr Pepper recently installed enhanced filtration systems at its Peñafiel manufacturing facilities and the product currently produced is compliant with regulatory requirements,” it said in a statement, which also noted that this does not apply to other Keurig Dr Pepper products.

Another brand that has had a lot of arsenic in its water is Starkey, which is owned by Whole Foods. The level of arsenic found in the products did not meet FDA standards for heavy metals, a company spokesman said.

Consumers can bring Peñafiel bottles to retailers and get their money back. Questions can be asked on the Keurig Dr Pepper Consumer Care hotline at 800-696-5891 on weekdays from 9: 00 to 20: 00 EST.

USA Today specifies that the tests were conducted by the California Nonprofit Environmental Health Center. Arsenic levels in them exceed the norms that are acceptable even in tap water, which violates state guidelines.

High levels of arsenic can cause cancer and adversely affect human reproductive function. Products that violate recommended arsenic levels should be labeled with a warning.

“Customers typically purchase exorbitantly priced bottled water under the assumption that it is safer and healthier to drink than tap water. Little do they know they are consuming an extremely toxic metal linked to birth defects and cancer,” said Michael Green, the organization’s CEO.

Studies also show that it can cause serious hormonal disturbances and organ damage, especially in children.

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The data confirms the independent results published earlier this year by Consumer Reports, which found that there is almost twice as much arsenic in the water of the same brands as is allowed by the federally established limits.

Keurig Dr Pepper ceased production of Peñafiel for two weeks after the publication of the initial Consumer Reports study with suggestions for improving water filtration. Until now, the Food and Drug Administration has not withdrawn any of the brands of bottled water.

“In addition to mandatory annual testing by an FDA-certified laboratory, we perform an accredited third-party laboratory test on every water production cycle prior to sale. "Our test results from the same lot analyzed by Consumer Reports show these products fully meet FDA heavy metal standards," a Whole Foods US spokesperson said. “We will never sell products that do not meet FDA requirements.”

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