Almost 40,000kg of butter recalled for dumbest possible reason

Almost 40 tonnes of butter was pulled from shelves with a baffling explanation - prompting shoppers to slam the wasteful move.

It’s butter stupidity!

Costco was forced to recall nearly 40,000kg of butter because the label failed to mention that the kitchen staple contains milk — and many social media users are rolling their eyes at the dairy dilemma.

America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent out an initial recall for 36,000kg of Kirkland Signature butter due to the undeclared allergen in October.

Packages for both the salted and unsalted Kirkland Signature Sweet Cream Butter list cream as an ingredient, but do not include an allergy warning that the butter “Contains Milk.”

The bizarre recall has left many internet users scratching their heads. The most common comment: “It’s butter.”

A view of several cases of Kirkland Signature unsalted sweet cream butter, at Costco. Picture: Alamy

“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.

One social media user joked, “Can y’all please safely dispose of it at my house? I have a lot of holiday baking to do.”

“Next they’ll recall beef that might contain cow,” another chimed in.

Another person quipped: “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.”

“To be called ‘Butter’ it must contain milk or milk derivatives. Talk about useless government,” another unamused X user piled on.

While butter, which is made by churning milk, is low in lactose, people who are allergic to milk are likely to have a bad reaction to it.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention notes in the recall that milk is one of the main foods that “account for most serious allergic reactions in the United States”.

Peeved social media users slammed the so-called problem and called out Costco for the waste.

“Rather than waste (40,000kg) of butter why don’t they print stickers that say “Contains Milk” and save perfectly good food? So wasteful,” one person said.

The FDA did not say if there has been any illnesses or adverse reactions from the product.

This article was originally published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission