DoD initiates medical hold notice on Nirvana HMB bottled water

The Department of Defense has initiated a medical hold on Nirvana HMB bottled water due to the presence of foreign material during an Army Veterinary food inspection, according to a Department of Defense All Food and Drug Activity message sent March 28.

The Defense Commissary Agency has publicized this medical hold to all its stores, said Richard Stith, chief, public health division, DeCA headquarters at Fort Lee, Virginia. Whenever a commissary has recalled or withdrawn products in its inventory, they are immediately removed from store shelves.

The following product is affected by this medical hold:

• Nirvana HMB bottled water,  16.9 ounces: UPC 6 4252412464 2 with lot number 22108 and expiration date code 041823 ACB2

Customers who purchased any of these products at the commissary should bring them back for a refund.

Consumers with questions may contact Nirvana Spring Water at (888) 463-5675 or (315) 262-8192.