Thursday, 26 December 2024

Costco Forced To Recall About 80,000 Pounds Of Butter, The Reason Is A Head Scratcher

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Costco had to recall approximately 80,000 pounds of butter because the label failed to mention the dairy product contained milk.

Not an illness or contamination.

The recall is due to an undeclared allergen, which is milk.

Talk about insanity and being wasteful!

From the New York Post:

Costco was forced to recall nearly 80,000 pounds of butter because the label failed to mention that the kitchen staple contains milk — and many social media users are rolling their eyes at the dairy dilemma.

The FDA sent out an initial recall for 79,200 pounds of Kirkland Signature butter due to the undeclared allergen in October. Packages for both the salted and unsalted Kirkland Signature Sweet Cream Butter list cream as an ingredient, but do not include an allergy warning that the butter “Contains Milk.”

The bizarre recall has left many internet users scratching their heads. The most common comment: “It’s butter.”

Social media users reacted to the ridiculous reason for recalling the kitchen staple.

“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 said.

“As someone with serious dietary restrictions I am sympathetic to this issue but I have to say…this is pretty ridiculous. We all know butter contains milk,” one X user said.

“You may think you hate bureaucracy, but there is no way you hate it enough,” another individual commented.

“Next they’ll recall beef that might contain cow,” another X user joked.

Per Tasting Table:

The butter being recalled was sold exclusively in Texas, and according to a Food and Drug Administration report on the recall, 2,100 cases of the butter were shipped without proper allergen information being listed on the packaging.

The recalled Kirkland Signature butter from Costco apparently lacked the “contains milk” labeling to warm people with allergies. The recall was initiated on October 11 and is considered a Class II FDA recall. The agency says a Class II recall is when a product may cause temporary or reversible health consequences or where the chance of a serious outcome is low. While the risk isn’t severe, the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act mandates that all labels identify major allergens like milk.

The butters affected by the recall are Kirkland Signature sweet cream, both salted and unsalted, in single 1-pound packages of four sticks. If you live in Texas, the affected butter can be identified with the Best By dates of February 22 or 23, and March 22 or 23 for unsalted butter, and February 23 or March 29 for the salted butter.

As of this point Texas appears to be the only state affected, and the FDA has issued no press release of guidance for the recall, so only those with lactose intolerance or a milk allergy should be concerned.

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