A recall of Miyoko’s Creamery plant-based butter, referred to as the Miyoko’s butter recall, has received an FDA Class II risk designation. New York shoppers should check their packages, even though the state is not among the 10 listed in the agency’s initial distribution record.
Sprouts Farmers Market’s September 14 notice says the recall affected select stores in New York and 11 other states. Wegmans also confirms it sold the recalled product and offers refunds. Neither notice identifies an affected Utica or Mohawk Valley store.
The FDA enforcement record says Prosperity Organic Foods Inc. of Boise, Idaho, began the voluntary recall September 11, 2026. The agency classified it October 23 and listed it as ongoing when reviewed October 28. The stated recall reason is yeast, mold and E. coli.
Which butter is covered?
The FDA lists 1,304 cases of Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter. The individual package weighs 8 ounces, or 227 grams. Check the product name, UPC, lot code and best-by date together.
- Product: Miyoko’s Creamery European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter
- Package size: 8 ounces
- UPC: 857554005773
- Individual carton lot: 07871
- Outer shipping-case lot: 1007871
- Best-by date: November 5, 2026
The FDA distinguishes the shorter number on the individual carton from the longer number on the shipping case. Sprouts and Wegmans use the longer lot number, 1007871, in their consumer notices. If a code is unclear, ask the store where it was purchased before using the product.
This is a notice about the identified salted plant-milk butter lot, not a recall of all butter or every Miyoko’s product. FoodSafety.gov advises matching the details in a recall to the package at home. If they match, do not open or eat it.
What the FDA risk level means
Under the FDA’s definitions, Class II applies when a product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or when the chance of serious health consequences is remote. It is a risk assessment, not evidence that everyone who ate the product became ill.
The FDA also cautions that a classification often comes after a company starts a recall. Posting that classification does not, by itself, expand the recall or change the company’s earlier warning.
Sprouts’ September notice describes the action as Class I. The later FDA record assigns Class II. The dates and sources matter: the current federal classification is Class II, and the October action is not the start of a new recall.
Sprouts said manufacturer testing found potential E. coli contamination and that no illnesses had been reported as of its September 14 notice. That dated statement should not be read as a current nationwide illness count. The FDA record reviewed for this story does not provide an illness count or identify the E. coli strain.
Why New York shoppers should check
The FDA’s distribution field names Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.
That list does not settle where every package reached a shopper. The FDA explains that its distribution field describes the general area of initial distribution and may leave out later shipments by recipients to other businesses. Sprouts’ separate notice expressly includes New York.
For Mohawk Valley readers, the useful step is to compare the package details, rather than rely only on a state list or assume every store in a chain was affected.
What to do with a matching package
Do not eat it. Sprouts tells customers to discard affected butter or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Wegmans says customers may return it to the Service Desk for a full refund. Wegmans’ listed information line is 1-855-934-3663, available daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
If someone becomes ill, the CDC’s E. coli guidance says symptoms can include watery or bloody diarrhea and severe stomach cramps, sometimes with vomiting or a low fever. Contact a health care provider for diarrhea or vomiting lasting more than two days, bloody stool or urine, a fever above 102 degrees, or signs of dehydration. Symptoms vary by strain; this general guidance does not establish that a particular illness came from the recalled butter.
