Costco Just Recalled Nearly 80,000 Pounds of Butter — Here’s What We Know (So Far)

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published Nov 11, 2024
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Baking season is in full swing, and one key ingredient for many recipes is butter. But if you’ve stocked up recently on multiple packs for cakes, pies, and cookies, you might want to double-check your fridge. 

The FDA recently recalled 79,200 pounds of Costco’s Kirkland Signature Sweet Cream Butter (both salted and unsalted) produced and distributed at warehouses in Texas due to an undeclared allergen. While cream is listed as an ingredient, the packaging on the butter, produced by Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, fails to state that it “contains milk.” Full details on the exact butter recalled below.

Kirkland Signature Unsalted Sweet Cream Butter (46,800 pounds or 1,300 cases recalled): 1-pound packages of four 4-ounce sticks, UPC 96619-38496:

  • Lot No. 2424091; “Best By” date of February 22, 2025
  • Lot No. 2424111; “Best By” date of February 23, 2025
  • Lot No. 2426891; “Best By” date of March 22, 2025
  • Lot No. 2426991; “Best By” date of March 23, 2025

Kirkland Signature Salted Sweet Cream Butter (32,400 pounds or 900 cases recalled): 1-pound packages of four 4-ounce sticks, UPC 96619-38488:

  • Lot #2424191 with “Best By” date of February 23, 2025
  • Lot #2427591 with “Best By” date of March 29, 2025

The FDA originally recalled the butter in October but recently upped the recall to a more serious Class II, which refers to “a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote,” as stated on the FDA website.  

According to the Mayo Clinic, milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies, especially in children. Symptoms of milk allergy include wheezing, vomiting, itchy lips or mouth, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat, and digestive problems. If severe, it can result in anaphylaxis. 

While the FDA hasn’t released any official information about what steps to take regarding this recall, if you have a milk allergy or are lactose intolerant, dispose of the butter immediately. If you don’t have a milk allergy and can consume dairy products, no need to worry — you can use the butter as intended.