FDA boosts nationwide butter recall to class II for failing to list 'milk' as an ingredient

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has raised its nationwide recall of thousands of pounds of butter to a Class II recall because the supplier reportedly failed to list milk as one of its ingredients.

Milk is considered one of the nine most common allergens, meaning that manufacturers need to clearly list it as an ingredient to comply with FDA safety regulations. Other common allergens include fish, peanuts, eggs and wheat.

The FDA last month announced the initial recall, which impacted more than 1,800 cases of the NH European Style Butter Blend, and which were distributed at 12 centers in the United States and one in the Dominican Republic, per The Hill.

The FDA describes Class II recalls, which are the second-highest recall, 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.”

The agency did not state whether anyone had been seriously affected in connection to the recall. 

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