Keurig Dr Pepper today announced it will voluntarily withdraw Peñafiel unflavored mineral spring water products, imported from Mexico, due to the presence of violative levels of arsenic.
According to a statement released by company officials, when arsenic is present in the diet at very high levels, well above those detected in recent samples of Peñafiel, is associated with numerous chronic diseases.
Officials say water quality tests of Peñafiel samples conducted by an independent laboratory on behalf of Keurig Dr. Pepper detected arsenic at levels that exceeded the FD!’s bottled water standards for mineral water of 10 ppb.
All unflavored Peñafiel mineral spring water products including 600mL and 1.5L of all date codes are included in this voluntary withdrawal. The product is packaged in PET bottle formats.
Consumers who have this product in their possession can return it to their retailer for a full refund.
Peñafiel is a small brand in the U.S. and quantities in the marketplace are very limited, given that Keurig Dr. Pepper has already begun to withdraw the products from the market.
The Company has notified retailers that it will work with them to remove the product from the market.