Cabot Creamery 8oz Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted. Packaged as (2) 4oz sticks in cardboard shells; UPC: 0 78354 62038 0

Recall Insight

This FDA Food action (record #F-0697-2025) was formally reported on April 16, 2025, with the manufacturer initiating the action on March 26, 2025. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Agri-mark INC is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Waitsfield, VT. Federal records indicate 189 cases (1,701lbs) units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: Product contaminated with elevated levels of coliform. Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: VT, NY, PA, ME, CT, NH, AR. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC and NHTSA going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 4 were also issued by FDA Food. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 1 year old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.