Grocery chain Giant Eagle has removed some store-branded spring water off the shelves in repose to the train derailment earlier this month out of an abundance of caution.
The Pittsburgh-based company said it stopped selling Giant Eagle-branded water sourced from a facility in Salineville, situated about 25 miles southwest of the derailment site, according to a Tuesday statement to media outlets. The plant only supplied spring water in gallon-size or larger containers to its Giant Eagle, Market District, and GetGo stores, the company said.
The regional grocer’s announcement came more than two weeks after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, after which local authorities conducted a “controlled burn” to avoid a potential explosion….