Miyoko Schinner Distances Herself From Recent Butter Recall

Following a product recall over potential contamination, founder Miyoko Schinner has publicly asked her former company to stop using her name. She noted she has had no operational involvement with the brand for over four years.

Miyoko Schinner has publicly asked her former company to stop using her name after a recall of its European Style Salted Plant Milk Butter over possible E. coli contamination. She says she has had no operational involvement with Miyoko’s Creamery for more than four years. In an Instagram video posted today Schinner tells the brand to change its name and stresses that she has nothing to do with the current problems. In the comments of VegNews’ Instagram coverage she writes that food safety was a priority under her leadership and that all products were held in the warehouse until fully tested. She adds that she does not know what Prosperity Organic Foods is doing now but that it is hurting her name. The recall covers more than 1,300 cases of butter distributed across ten states. The Food and Drug Administration classified the action as a Class II recall on October 23, meaning exposure may cause temporary or medically reversible health consequences. Miyoko’s Creamery says it voluntarily recalled the specific lot after testing identified a potential food‑safety concern and worked with retail partners and regulatory authorities to remove affected products from shelves. Online customers have reported quality issues for months before the recall. A Reddit post from June showed a newly purchased tub of butter with visible mould inside. Other commenters described butter leaking oil from its packaging and mould found in the brand’s cream cheese. These anecdotal reports predate the current recall and do not establish a link to the affected lot. Miyoko’s Creamery responded to the backlash with a statement saying it is committed to earning trust through transparency, product quality and what it puts on shelves every day. Schinner founded the company in 2014, was removed from leadership in 2022, and later tried to buy it back after liquidation in 2025 but was outbid by Prosperity Organic Foods, the owner of Melt Organic plant butter. She says the new owners may have her trademark but not her name, spirit, soul or ethics.

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