Butter Recall: Miyoko’s Creamery plant-based butter pulled from stores in 10 states over contamination concerns-here's how to identify the product being recalled

A butter that comes from plants is being taken off the shelves in 10 US states because there might be yeast, mold and E. coli in it. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says the recall includes than 1,300 cases of Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter.

Customers who have purchased the product should check its packaging before using it. The FDA has classified the recall as Class II.

Which butter has been recalled

The recall involves Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter, manufactured by Prosperity Organic Foods Inc. in Boise, Idaho.

According to the FDA, 1,304 cases of the 8-ounce product are affected. That amounts to 7,824 individual packages distributed across Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.

The recalled product can be identified by its packaging details:

- Product: Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter

- Net weight: 8 ounces (227 grams)

- UPC: 857554005773

- Lot code: 07871

- Best-by date: November 5, 2026

The six-pack cases carry a different lot number, 1007871, and are labeled Miyoko’s Creamery Organic European Style Plant Milk Butter. Each case contains six 8-ounce packages.

Why is Miyoko’s Creamery butter being recalled?

The FDA says the product is being recalled because of possible contamination involving yeast, mold and E. coli. The agency has not provided further details about the contamination in the information supplied.

The recall is classified as Class II. The FDA defines this category as “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.”

Although the classification indicates that serious health consequences are considered unlikely, customers should not assume the affected butter is safe to eat.

What should customers do with the recalled butter

Anyone who has the product that is affected should stop using it. Customers can look at the lot code and the best-by date to find out if their package is part of the recall. The recall information tells customers to take the butter to the store in order to get a refund. The FDA has not provided additional details about the contamination or further instructions in the information available. Customers should check both individual packages and multipacks, as their lot numbers differ. The information is taken from Health.com, WCAX and Fox 9 KMSP.