Over 1,700 pounds of popular butter recalled due to fecal contamination

If you love to slather the meatloaf in butter or use it to make your favourite sweet treat, you might want to pause for a moment and check the labels of the butter you bought. Because chances are you might get more than just the creamy goodness from your butter this time. And no, it's not something you are going to enjoy. A popular brand has voluntarily recalled more than 1,700 pounds of its butter in seven states in the US due to elevated levels of bacteria, indicating potential fecal contamination. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now announced the recalled products.

Here’s everything you need to know about the recalled butter, and how to identify if you have them in your pantry.

What is the recalled product?

Cabot Creamery has recalled more than 1,700 pounds of its butter across seven states. The recall involves 189 cases of Cabot’s 8-ounce Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted, with only 17 packages reaching retail shelves. The product is packaged as (2) 4oz sticks in cardboard shells.

Why is the product recalled?

The butter is recalled due to elevated levels of coliform bacteria. Coliform is a group of bacteria commonly found in the intestines of mammals and their feces. While it is generally not a direct cause of illness, its presence in food products can suggest poor sanitation or contamination during processing, the Washington State Department of Health notes.

FDA has marked the recall as Class III, which means the affected products are "not likely to cause adverse health consequences."

How to identify the recalled product?

The recalled butter is packaged as two 4-ounce sticks in cardboard shells. 189 cases, which is 1,701lbs, have been recalled due to the potential contamination.

The packages are marked with:

• Best By: 09/09/25
• Lot: 090925-055
• Item #: 2038
• UPC: 0 78354 62038 0

Where were the affected products distributed?

According to the FDA, the recalled products were distributed in the following states:

• Arkansas
• Connecticut
• Maine
• New Hampshire
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Vermont

What to do if you have the recalled product?
Agri-Mark, the parent company of Cabot Butter, has not issued a formal press release with specific disposal instructions, as is typical in recall announcements. However, for consumers, the safest option is to either discard the affected butter or return it to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement. The Cabot Creamery stated that "99.5% of the product was recovered before reaching consumers." The company said that the recalled butter that reached store shelves was sold in Vermont.