Save the addition of salt, spices and other add-ins for taste, butter is a single-ingredient food. So, it may come as a surprise that on October 11, the FDA recalled 80,000 pounds of Costco brand butter for containing its only ingredient: milk.

Costco was forced to recall nearly 80,000 pounds of Kirkland Signature butter because of an "undeclared allergen." It forgot to list "milk" on the label.

Costco voluntarily recalled 79,200 pounds of two types of its store-brand butter over the past month because their labels may not have said the products contain milk.

Costco’s bakery is one of the most popular departments in the store. The store’s butter croissants are a fan favorite, too, but a notice sent to Costco members who purchased them recently indicates that they’ve been recalled.

The FDA recently recalled 79,200 pounds of Costco’s sweet cream butter because the label didn’t include “the contains milk statement.”

We live in a time when much ado is made over the price of butter, which makes it all the more egregious that Costco was just forced to recall a lot of the dairy product for what many have called a very silly reason.

Costco's latest recall, which includes some 80,000 pounds of butter, has given the internet a reason to mock the beloved warehouse giant. Here is everything you need to know.

Nearly 80,000 pounds of Kirkland butter from Costco has been voluntarily recalled, but not for reasons you may think.

Costco has issued a recall for its popular Butter Croissants sold in the bakery section because they may be contaminated with foreign material. On Nov. 9, Costco announced that a select batch of Butter Croissants was recalled because the salt used to make the croissants was found to be contaminated with foreign matter.

You shouldn’t have to check the label to know whether a stick of real butter contains milk. However, Costco is recalling 80,000 pounds of it for that very reason. The FDA made the call in October to