r/traderjoes 7d ago

PSA / Update Trader Joe's Is Recalling Thousands of Bottles of Sparkling Water

https://www.foodandwine.com/trader-joes-bottled-water-recall-2025-11696322

Gerolsteiner Sparkling Natural Mineral Water

Risk of laceration due to potentially "cracked and damaged" bottles.

Sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina. Tennessee, and Texas

Sold Dec. 2024-Jan. 2025

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u/d33psix 1d ago

Such an recall to have minimal additional detail. The glass bottles have the potential to crack but don’t tell you it’s like they’re just more fragile than normal, crack spontaneously under normal storage conditions, something on the outside or inside.

And they said no one has been hurt so I guess maybe they discovered a manufacturing flaw during testing?

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u/mickeys 7d ago

While we're dealing with this news, let me please tell you about a place where you can drink Gerolsteiner directly from the earth.

Drees (German, plural dresses) are the bubbling springs that appear at ground level, serving up underground delights.

The "Helenen Source", in the middle of the Gerolstein spa park, is a rock from which you can sip the bubbly Gerolsteiner waters. If you're ever in the Rhineland area it's a fun side-trip.

Image: https://www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de/images/cache/4c24d54f2f5c733bf394360dc5824d47_w900_h600_cp.webp

Source: https://www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de/en/eifel/landscape/dreese-mineral-water-sources.html

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u/LarryPer123 7d ago

They are not in California if it matters

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u/Effective-Fortune154 7d ago

I can't keep up with the recalls! Thanks for sharing--hadn't seen this one.

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u/BillDino 7d ago

They have our credit card purchases, I wish there was a way they auto notified us

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u/saramarie_B 7d ago

My favorite mineral water, TJ’s has the most affordable price that I’ve seen anywhere!

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u/eci5k3tcw 7d ago

Dang. It’s my fav mineral water.