Another popular food product faces massive recall due to contamination
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The FDA announced a voluntary recall by Vermont-based Cabot Creamery of 1,700 pounds of its Extra Creamy Sea Salted Butter Sticks due to elevated coliform bacteria levels detected in testing. The affected product, sold in 189 cases across Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Arkansas, comes in one-pound packages with a “best by” date of September 9, 2025, lot number 090925-055, and UPC 0 78354 62038 0. Coliform itself isn’t harmful but signals possible hygiene issues during production, raising risks of contamination by pathogens like E. coli or salmonella. No illnesses have been reported as of the recall date.
The recall earned a Class III designation from the FDA, meaning adverse health effects are unlikely but possible if dangerous bacteria are present. Cabot Creamery acted after routine quality checks flagged the issue, pulling the butter from store shelves like Hannaford Supermarkets and Price Chopper. Consumers are urged to discard or return the product—packaged in gold foil with a red banner—for a refund. The FDA has not specified disposal methods beyond this, and the recall remains ongoing with no additional cases reported since the initial announcement.
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This marks another food safety hiccup in 2025, following unrelated recalls of Tony’s Chocolonely chocolate bars and Johnsonville sausages for foreign materials. Cabot’s butter, an 8-ounce pack typically retailing for $3 to $5, was distributed regionally, not nationwide, limiting the recall’s scope. The FDA and Cabot emphasize that while coliform indicates a sanitation lapse, no direct evidence ties this batch to serious pathogens. Shoppers in the affected states should check their fridges, as the long shelf life means some product could still be in homes.