Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Coliform-related butter recall
Extra Creamy Premium Butter with Sea Salt was recalled in seven U.S. states after elevated coliform levels were identified. The reported recall involved approximately 1,700 pounds of product.
2011
rBST representation settlement
Cabot settled a Vermont dispute over whether certain products could be represented as free of rBST. The settlement included restrictions on the representations, a monetary penalty, and dairy-product donations to food banks.
2007
Winooski River ammonia-spill case
Cabot pleaded guilty to a Clean Water Act violation associated with an ammonia spill in 2005 that killed aquatic life in the Winooski River. The case resulted in a fine and funding for supplemental environmental projects.