Food recall: Homestead Creamery Unsalted Butter. 0.45 lb. net weight. 1 unit per package, cellophane wrap
Class I FDA enforcement event 85443. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Unsalted butter has potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Homestead Creamery, Inc. started this food recall on 1 Apr 2020. The firm address in the FDA record is in Wirtz, VA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 85443 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 6 May 2020. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 26 Jun 2020.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
The recalled butter was distributed to the firms' distribution partners, through our home delivery, and our retail store. The unsalted butter was distributed in a pattern of the mid-Atlantic to the…
Recalling firm
Homestead Creamery, Inc., Wirtz, VA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-0924-2020 | Homestead Creamery Unsalted Butter. 0.45 lb. net weight. 1 unit per package, cellophane wrap | 102 Cases | Class I | Terminated | 6 May 2020 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Food events that started in 2020
- 381
- Share of these events in Class I
- 35%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 3
Other events of the firm
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2020 | Lemonade 1/2 gallon glass bottle. UPC:7525200265. "10% Real Juice Lemonade" | Food | Class II | 1 |
| 17 Sep 2020 | Chocolate Ice Cream, 1 quart, UPC:87525200107. Packaged in paper quart container. | Food | Class I | 2 |
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report F-0924-2020The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 85443. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/85443/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA food enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
The recalled butter was distributed to the firms' distribution partners, through our home delivery, and our retail store. The unsalted butter was distributed in a pattern of the mid-Atlantic to the…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 85443?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
102 Cases
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many food recalls of 2020 have the same class?
- 35% of the 381 food events that started in 2020 are in Class I.