Smiling Hill Farm brand Butter, 1/2 lb, 5 lb; Unlabeled: 1/2 lb, 5 lb, 30-40 lb (variable in 5 gallon buckets

Recall map → All recalls → F-1477-2013

Smiling Hill Farm brand Butter, 1/2 lb, 5 lb; Unlabeled: 1/2 lb, 5 lb, 30-40 lb (variable in 5 gallon buckets) Product in plastic snap-lid containers. Smiling Hill Farm, Inc. dba Silvery Moon Creamery · reported 2013-06-12

Terminated This recall has been closed out by the agency.

Reason for recall: Elevated standard plate counts and detectable coliform bacteria.
Classification: Class II
Recall initiated: 2013-05-10
Reported by the agency: 2013-06-12
Closed out (terminated): 2015-10-16
Recalling firm: Smiling Hill Farm, Inc. dba Silvery Moon Creamery
Westbrook, ME
United States
This is the firm that issued the recall — commonly a distributor or processor. It is not the origin of contamination.
Distribution (the agency's own words): ME, NH, CT
States we parsed from that text: CT ME NH
The agency named these states. Parse method explicit_state_list, confidence high.
Food category: Dairyderived
Assigned by a reviewed keyword rulebook over the product description, not by the agency.
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Recall number: F-1477-2013

This page reproduces a record published by the US Food and Drug Administration. It is not real-time: recalls typically appear in FDA's Enforcement Report weeks after they begin — a median of 40 days, see publication lag. For current food safety information consult FDA and USDA FSIS directly.