A Scary Listeria Outbreak Is The Reason Why Butter Is Being Pulled From Grocery Stores Right Now

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a recall notice for certain Wegmans butter products sold across the United States due to the fact that they may be contaminated with a dangerous bacteria called listeria.

The recall notice states that Epicurean Butter LLC has recalled their Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter that came from 12 lots because a listeria outbreak may be linked back to the dill in the product. Yikes! Here’s everything you need to know:

Epicurean Butter told consumers that their herb supplier warned them of a listeria outbreak that could be linked back to the frozen dill found in Wegmans Lemon Dill Finishing Butter. “Certain lots of frozen dill could potentially be contaminated with listeria based upon a test from one of the supplier’s food manufacturing customers in Canada that used the ingredient in one of their finished products,” their statement reads.

The affected items were sold at Wegmans stores across seven states: New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia (plus Washington, D.C.), and North Carolina. If you live in one of these locations and recently purchased the possibly contaminated item, simply check the lot code and “Best By” date.