Arrowhead spring water plastic containers
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 9, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 9, 2017the latest report was made
- May 9, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Arrowhead spring water
- Maker
- Blue Triton BrandsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Plastic containersHard or semi-hardCPSC’s product type: Plastic Containers (Rigid or Semi-rigid) (code 1123), in Containers & Packaging: Plastic
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Hurt, no treatment Made May 9, 2017, sent to the company May 17, 2017, published by CPSC Jun 8, 2017
The product, in the report: 16.9 oz plastic water bottle (Arrowhead) bar code is 71142 00050 bottle’s label is: 43772443
This was a manufacturing defect on the base of the twist off cap. It was a standard 16.9 oz plastic bottle filled with Arrowhead Water (Nestle is the parent company). When I opened the bottle by twisting the top of the cap, a sharp protrusion at the base of the plastic cap (that which remains on the bottle), sliced open my thumb about a half-inch. I just opened it in the standard fashion - just twisting it as usual. I usually drink bottled water on a regular basis - probably 5-6 bottles a day - for the past 30 years or so...not exclusively Arrowhead, and this is the third time in the past 5 years that I have had a similar occurrence, and all have been on Arrowhead bottles. It’s the same small piece of protruding plastic that has cut me. I still have the bottle and the sharp point, although small, is certainly large enough to cause the damage in each of the 3 injuries. Now the cut to my left thumb was not severe, but t bleed for awhile, and I simply placed a bandage on it - I never required medical assistance on any of the 3 injuries. I kept to bandaged for a week ( the pain was somewhat considerable, but the bandage controlled it. I called up Arrowhead, and they told me that they could only offer me $5 for my pain and suffering...really both inadequate and insulting. They gave me a case number: [REDACTED] Here’s the thing: I didn’t report this to anyone because it wasn’t a major injury (but it happened 3 times over about 5 years)...but it has no doubt happened to untold numbers of consumers over the years (with very few reporting it to you)..but it is a real problem, and I felt that I should be a good citizen and alert you folks as to what is should be considered a very painful, and moderately serious problem that has existed for a considerable period of time. Hopefully, your department can do something about this product defect and the quality control associated with it. Many thanks.
- Bought from
- Costco or Safeway, California
- Bought
- Apr 19, 2017, about then
- Where
- Novato, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 69, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Arrowhead spring water, made or sold by Blue Triton Brands
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.