Butter Recall Issued Over Yeast, Mold and E. Coli Concerns
Go look in your refrigerator right now if you buy Miyoko’s Creamery butter.
More than 1,300 cases of Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter have been recalled over potential contamination with yeast, mold, and E. coli. Prosperity Organic Foods — the Boise, Idaho company that acquired the Miyoko’s brand last year — initiated the voluntary recall back on September 11. The FDA assigned it a Class II designation on October 23, officially putting it on the agency’s radar as a product that may cause temporary or reversible health consequences.
No reported illnesses so far. But that doesn’t mean you should keep eating it.
Exactly What to Look For
The recalled product is Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter in an 8-ounce package. These are the numbers you need to check:
UPC: 857554005773
Lot number (retail carton): 07871
Lot number (shipping case): 1007871
Best-by date: November 5, 2026
The recall covers 1,304 cases — roughly 7,824 individual packages. If the lot number matches, stop using it.
Where It Was Sold
This butter was distributed to retailers in ten states: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Wisconsin. If you’re in one of those states and you buy Miyoko’s regularly, it’s worth checking even if you’ve had this package for a while.
Why Three Different Contaminants?
Yeast, mold, and E. coli don’t usually show up together as a bundle of concerns, so it’s worth unpacking what each one means.
Yeast and mold in a refrigerated spread are primarily a spoilage problem. Most healthy adults who eat mold-contaminated food will experience mild gastrointestinal upset at worst — nausea, stomach cramps, maybe diarrhea. For people with weakened immune systems, the risk is higher. But it’s generally not the most dangerous contamination scenario.
E. coli is different. Even in small amounts in a ready-to-eat product, it’s a serious concern. Certain strains — particularly Shiga toxin-producing E. coli — can cause severe cramping, bloody diarrhea, and in vulnerable populations, kidney complications. The presence of E. coli in a spread you put directly on toast or use in cooking without heating is exactly the kind of thing a recall is designed to stop before it becomes an outbreak.
The FDA’s Class II designation means the agency considers serious harm to be unlikely but not impossible. That’s the middle tier — not a “drop everything” emergency, but absolutely a reason to remove the product from your kitchen.
What to Do
Throw it out or return it to where you bought it. The recall notice hasn’t specified a formal refund process, so contacting your retailer directly is your best starting point. You can also check the FDA’s recall page at fda.gov for updates.
If you’ve been spreading this butter on your morning toast for the past several weeks, don’t panic — but do pay attention. Symptoms of E. coli exposure typically appear within one to ten days and include stomach cramping, diarrhea, and sometimes fever. If you’ve had any of those symptoms recently and can’t explain them otherwise, mention the possible exposure to your doctor.
Miyoko’s has built a genuinely loyal following as a premium vegan butter alternative — the kind of product people buy habitually and often don’t look at the lot number on. That’s exactly why it’s worth pausing to check.
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