40 tonnes of butter recalled for absurd reason
Costco has recalled nearly 40 tonnes of butter for an absurd reason.
America's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out an initial recall for 36,000kg of Kirkland Signature butter in October because the label failed to mention that the kitchen staple contains milk.
Packages for both the salted and unsalted version of the butter listed cream as an ingredient, but did not include an allergy warning for milk.
The bizarre recall left many internet users scratching their heads, with many slamming the wasteful move stating the obvious: "It's butter".
“Costco butter was just recalled, because the label doesn’t say that it contains milk. It’s butter. News articles are telling people how they can return, or safely dispose of, the butter. It’s butter,” one person deadpanned.
“Can y’all please safely dispose of it at my house? I have a lot of holiday baking to do," another joked.
“If you need to government to tell you that butter is a dairy product then … well, I can’t help you God I loathe the state," a third added.
“To be called ‘Butter’ it must contain milk or milk derivatives. Talk about useless government,” another social media user wrote.
“Rather than waste (40,000kg) of butter why don’t they print stickers that say “Contains Milk” and save perfectly good food? So wasteful,” a fifth wrote.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention mentioned in the recall that milk is one of the main foods that “account for most serious allergic reactions in the United States”.
The FDA did not say if there has been any illnesses or adverse reactions from the product.
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