Costco Butter Recalled for Forgetting to Mention It Contains Milk

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The FDA announced a recall for about 79,200
pounds of Costco butter.

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The reason the product packaging failed to
mention that it contains milk.

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The recall covers 1300 cases or 46,800 pounds
of Kirkland’s signature unsalted sweet cream

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butter and 900 cases or 32,400 pounds of the
salted version.

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According to an FDA document, the butter lists
the word cream but may have omitted.

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The ever so important quote contains milk
statement.

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The FDA classifies its recalls into three
levels with class three for least likely to

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cause health issues and class one for products
most likely to cause serious health

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consequences or death.
The Kirkland Butter situation falls under class

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two which means the product could cause
temporary or reversible health consequences or

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has a remote likelihood of leading to serious
complications.

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While the issue may seem obvious the labeling
mishap violates the food allergen labeling and

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Consumer Protection Act of 2004.
The law identifies milk as one of eight major

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foods or food groups that accounts for 90% of
food allergies in the US.

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Therefore, according to the act, a product that
includes one of these major allergens must

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feature a label that clearly identifies it when
referring to the food source.

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The label must include the word contains and
print it immediately next to or after the list

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of ingredients in a font size, no smaller than
the ingredient size.

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It must also use the quote common or usual name
of the ingredient.

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Texas manufacturer Continental Dairy Facility
Southwest produced the recalled butter and

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distribute it throughout the Lone Star State.

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The product’s best buy dates run through
February and March 2025.

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I’m known by this time, this is manufacturing
now.

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