More than 64,000 pounds of butter have been recalled due to potential undeclared milk allergens, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Food ingredient company Bunge North America recalled 1,800 cases of its NH European Style Butter Blend that were distributed at 12 centers located across the United States and one in Dominican Republic, a July 14 FDA alert reported.

 

The FDA classified the recall under its second-highest risk warning on July 31 warning that consumption could pose temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/over-64-000-pounds-of-butter-recalled-over-undeclared-milk-fda-says/ar-AA1JN7i7

 

 

Yup, it is actual butter made from, er, milk!

 

Whilst food labelling for allergens is important, one would assume (unwise I know) that those with milk allergies would know what butter is made from.

43 minutes ago, Crossy said:

one would assume (unwise I know) that those with milk allergies would know what butter is made from.

You can blame "vegan butter" for the confusion,
i am still trying to find the udders on my almonds and oats

I was staggered to learn that butter on bread is not really a thing in the US????

 

This was from talking to my American daughter in law.

 

Anyone concur?

My wife and I had a Sunday Roast lunch yesterday, including Yorkshire puddings. Everything was very good except my pork which was dry as a witches tit. My wife asked why no fat on her lamb and my pork. The reply, "We have a Clean? Lean? Green? not sure which, policy and we cut all the fat off our meat." Will purveyors of food mind their own business and give us undoctored food? The next thing will be the labelling of chicken eggs. Male or Female? And whether they will be cocks. And those that like cocks but will be hens. Or maybe not.

1 minute ago, Gandtee said:

My wife and I had a Sunday Roast lunch yesterday, including Yorkshire puddings. Everything was very good except my pork which was dry as a witches tit. My wife asked why no fat on her lamb and my pork. The reply, "We have a Clean? Lean? Green? not sure which, policy and we cut all the fat off our meat." Will purveyors of food mind their own business and give us undoctored food? The next thing will be the labelling of chicken eggs. Male or Female? And whether they will be cocks. And those that like cocks but will be hens. Or maybe not.

 

If the truth be told the purveyors of food are probably "minding our business".....in that they will respond to any perceived selling points customers indicate (like lean meat please)......but having said that....in Thailand the fat is good bit!!!

1 hour ago, Crossy said:

Butter Blend

Maybe it is what goes into the blend.

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

If the truth be told the purveyors of food are probably "minding our business".....in that they will respond to any perceived selling points customers indicate (like lean meat please)......but having said that....in Thailand the fat is good bit!!!

A good point. But we are not all health food freaks. Eat what you like, but don't over eat. Some of the pictures I see on the web, such as 'Rate my plate' tosh, is food piled up on plates as big as dustbin lids. I'm ninety one and don't gorge. Eating what I like hasn't done me any harm. So far.😉

1 minute ago, Gandtee said:

A good point. But we are not all health food freaks. Eat what you like, but don't over eat. Some of the pictures I see on the web, such as 'Rate my plate' tosh, is food piled up on plates as big as dustbin lids. I'm ninety one and don't gorge. Eating what I like hasn't done me any harm. So far.😉

 

91 congrats.......OMG.....so I could have another 22 years to go?.....bu99er

11 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

Maybe it is what goes into the blend.

 

Yeah, we have to get to item 3 on the ingredients list before we get to actual butter.

 

https://data.attribytes.com/products/sell_sheet/by_division_and_product/driscoll-foods/23600.pdf

7 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Yeah, we have to get to item 3 on the ingredients list before we get to actual butter.

 

https://data.attribytes.com/products/sell_sheet/by_division_and_product/driscoll-foods/23600.pdf

Butter blend here is about 40% cheaper than butter so I assume there is at least 40% of a cheaper product mixed in. Never touch butter blend or margarine myself.

I like both margerine, and butter.  I think the blend (cheaper, and probably healthier) is not a bad compromise.

It has to be actual, real and genuine, salted butter on a hot chip or bacon buttie, enough to drip onto the next slice or be mopped up with the last couple of bites!

 

I admit to liking the Olive Grove spread on cold sarnies mind.

4 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I was staggered to learn that butter on bread is not really a thing in the US????

 

This was from talking to my American daughter in law.

 

Anyone concur?

I always have butter on my bread, of course I add other things also. Growing up, everyone I knew buttered their bread

2 minutes ago, flexomike said:

I always have butter on my bread, of course I add other things also. Growing up, everyone I knew buttered their bread

 

I was taken aback by it....I read it somewhere...it was about the quality of butter.....not having a go.....and the US standards allowing a wide range of standards/additives resulting in butter being less attractive, taste wise, than say the gold standard Lurpak.

 

So I asked my daughter in law....California, if that makes any difference....and she said just yes, we don't use butter, we prefer other stuff?????

6 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

I was taken aback by it....I read it somewhere...it was about the quality of butter.....not having a go.....and the US standards allowing a wide range of standards/additives resulting in butter being less attractive, taste wise, than say the gold standard Lurpak.

 

So I asked my daughter in law....California, if that makes any difference....and she said just yes, we don't use butter, we prefer other stuff?????

Growing up my dad would only allow butter in the house, if someone brought other stuff in the house straight in the trash with it.

2 minutes ago, flexomike said:

Growing up my dad would only allow butter in the house, if someone brought other stuff in the house straight in the trash with it.

 

He damn well did right!!!

1 minute ago, flexomike said:

Growing up my dad would only allow butter in the house, if someone brought other stuff in the house straight in the trash with it.

 

When I was a young un in the UK it was always Lurpak slightly-salted.

 

Persuaded by TV advertising "you can't tell Stork from butter" a pack of Stork was procured.

It didn't go in the bin, it did go in the (even more awful tasting) industrial margarine we used for making pastry in our bakery.

5 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I was staggered to learn that butter on bread is not really a thing in the US????

 

This was from talking to my American daughter in law.

 

Anyone concur?

Used it on toast when I was younger, and see may using it the same way in restaurants when I lived in Texas. I've used spray butter, I can't believe it's not butter, ever since it came out to save calories, and now use it on toast. 

5 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I was staggered to learn that butter on bread is not really a thing in the US????

 

This was from talking to my American daughter in law.

 

Anyone concur?

 

Part of my education when I started in the oil patch, working for an American company. I was quickly derided for using butter in my sandwiches by my American workmates, and made the transition to mayonnaise.

8 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I was staggered to learn that butter on bread is not really a thing in the US????

 

This was from talking to my American daughter in law.

 

Anyone concur?

 

Yes, that's true, Jim Gaffigan does a bit about how he was disgusted Europeans but butter on bread.

 

Thing is American bread is quite poor when compared to Continental European bread.

 

Putting butter on Hawaiian bread is not a culinary delight.

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

When I was a young un in the UK it was always Lurpak slightly-salted

similar when i was a kid   but the real treat was Welsh butter bought once a year after our  2 week annual holiday to wales,   I can remember my father would spend weeks preparing the car  a ford anglia or hillman minx for the journey.  a 60+ mile "marathon" lol in all fairness we always made it there with out brake downs  .  when i started work i used to drive further on a daily basis without a second thought

But, was the story of this butter clarified?

19 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

I like both margerine, and butter.  I think the blend (cheaper, and probably healthier) is not a bad compromise.

Have never understood why anyone would use a processed food, with its colour and texture made to mimic a natural product, in preference to the real thing.

8 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

Have never understood why anyone would use a processed food, with its colour and texture made to mimic a natural product, in preference to the real thing.

 

Well, there was a huge marketing campaign in the 70's by margerine companies that said that butter is terrible for you, and margerine was much safer, healthwise.

35 minutes ago, CanadaSam said:

 

Well, there was a huge marketing campaign in the 70's by margerine companies that said that butter is terrible for you, and margerine was much safer, healthwise.

I never believed them, then, nor now.

I have had high cholesterol for35 years (probably more as that was my first test). Told me to stop eating butter, never did and am still alive today with the same high cholesterol myth.