Shoppers beware.
If you’re looking to buy butter in bulk ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday at your nearby Costco, you may be out of luck as the retail giant has recalled nearly 80,000 lbs. of the stuff for a reason that’s left many baffled.
The recall, according to reports is not due to a health violation. It’s
It’s because of a typo on the packaging.
The FDA sent out an initial recall for 79,200 pounds of both unsalted and salted Kirkland Signature Sweet Cream Butter in October due to the label failing to say the product “contains milk.”
However, packages for both variations include “cream” on the ingredients list, but it was not enough to avoid a recall.
On November 7, the FDA classified the recall as Class II, which is “a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” per the administration’s website.
Needless to say, the reactions on social media mocked the decision as over-the-top.
80,000 pounds of Costco butter was just recalled, because the label doesn't say that it contains milk.
It's butter.
News articles are telling people how they can return, or safely dispose of, the butter.
It's butter.
— Spike Cohen (@RealSpikeCohen) November 11, 2024
Can y’all please safely dispose of it at my house? I have a lot of holiday baking to do.
— cactus girl 🌵 (@cactusncookies) November 11, 2024
But if the butter is mislabeled, consumers would literally be spreading misinformation—all over their toast, bagels, pancakes, baked potatoes, muffins—it’s too horrific to think about.
— An Utter Boor (@utterboor) November 11, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) lists milk as one of the main foods that “account for most serious allergic reactions in the United States.”
And in all seriousness, full information about the butter recall can be found on the FDA’s website.