Waitrose urgently recalls drink that ‘could contain glass fragments’

Waitrose urgently recalls drink that ‘could contain glass fragments’ Jen Mills Published December 31, 2025 4:55pm Updated December 31, 2025 4:55pm Share this article via whatsappShare this article via xCopy the link to this article.Link is copiedShare this article via facebook Comment now Comments If you bought the bottles, take them back for a full refund (Picture: Getty)

If you bought bottles of Deeside mineral or sparkling water in Waitrose, ‘do not drink it’, the Food Standards Agency has warned.

The bottles could contain shards of glass, with the potential to injure anyone sipping it.

Signs will be put up in stores warning people about the safety risk, which relates to 750ml bottles.

Customers who bought it are warned to not consume it, package it up, and return it to their local store for a full refund.

Waitrose said: ‘We apologise that it has been necessary to recall this product and for the inconvenience caused.’

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The product recall notice for 750ml bottles of Waitrose No1 Deesside water (Picture: Waitrose)

Deeside water is bottled from natural springs in the Cairngorms national park in northern Scotland.

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The recall affects bottles produced especially for Waitrose, which cost around £1.60 to buy in store.

The Food Standards Agency said: ‘Waitrose is recalling Waitrose No1 Deeside Mineral Water and Waitrose No1 Deeside Sparkling Water because of the possible presence of glass fragments upon opening the bottles.

The product may contain glass which may cause injury and makes it unsafe to drink.’

For more information on the recall, people can call Waitrose Customer Care 0800 188 884 Option 4.

Batch codes affected

The recalled bottles are ones sold in England, Scotland and Wales and labelled as follows:

Deeside mineral water: NOV 2027 28, DEC 2027 01, DEC 2027 02, DEC 2027 10, DEC 2027 11 and DEC 2027 16, with best before dates of November and December 2027.

Deeside sparkling water: DEC 2027 01, DEC 2027 03, DEC 2027 12, DEC 2027 15 and DEC 2027 25, with a best before date of December 2027.

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