Crazy Butter Recall: I Can’t Believe Some People in Idaho Don’t Know There’s Milk in Cream

A voluntary butter recall has been issued in Idaho for a product sold exclusively at Costco. So, check your bulk butter before Thanksgiving and see if the recall affects your stash.

Costco Recalls Kirkland Butter Because It Contains Cream Made With Milk

You can never assume that all people know something, even if that something seems obvious. That’s the case with the Kirkland butter recall. The product is being recalled, even though it is perfectly safe to eat for most people because the packaging doesn’t specify that the cream used to make the butter ‘contains milk’.

I never would have thought about cream being made with anything other than milk and I would also think that someone with a dairy reaction would also know that, as something they need to stay away from. Yet, not specifying that on the label in Idaho is the reason for the recall.

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Despite the recall, affecting 2 products, it is safe to eat for the rest of the population. The Kirkland products in the recall are:

Click the links above to see the specifics of the recalled butter. The recall includes 79,200 pounds of butter sold exclusively at Costco.

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