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The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of 189 cases, or 1,701 pounds, of Cabot Creamery butter after the product was found to contain elevated levels of coliform. Cabot’s Extra Creamy Premium Butter, which was produced by the dairy cooperative Agri-Mark Inc. in Westfield, Vermont, was initially recalled on March 26. The FDA classified it as a Class III recall on April 8. The FDA defines a Class III recall as one that is “not likely to cause adverse health consequences” if the product is consumed.
How To Identify the Recalled Cabot Creamery Butter
The recalled Cabot Creamery butter was distributed at retailers in Arkansas, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. If you have Cabot Creamery’s Extra Creamy Premium Butter in your fridge, you should look for the following information to determine if it’s part of the recall:
- Cabot Creamery 8-ounce Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted in a cardboard package containing two 4-ounce sticks.
- UPC 0 78354 62038 0, Lot Number 090925-055, Item Number 2038, and "Best By" date of Sept. 9, 2025.
The recalled salted butter contains high levels of coliform bacteria, which is a bacteria commonly found in soil, plants, and intestinal tracts of humans and animals. According to the Vermont Department of Health, coliform is also one of the “most common water contamination problems” in Vermont.
While coliform bacteria itself doesn’t necessarily make you sick, it could mean that other disease-causing bacteria could be in the product, like E. coli, according to the Vermont Department of Health.
What to Do if You Have the Recalled Butter
The select batch of Cabot Creamery’s butter has not been found to contain E. coli, only elevated levels of the coliform bacteria. However, out of an abundance of caution, you should not consume the recalled butter, if you have it. Instead, throw it away or return it to the original place of purchase for a full refund or replacement.
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