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Coles Supermarkets Australia review: moldy butter (jeffs unsalted butter) 11

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Purchased 8X250g of Jeffs Unsalted butter from Coles Caroline Springs in Victoria Australia with BBD 15/06/18 on 01/02/18.
Used 4 blocks to make a cake and when had the cake in oven, started cleaning and found there were black Spots (Probably Mold) on the wraps.
Checked all four wraps and all of them had mold on it, as I purchased 8 and there were other four which I was going to use for butter cream, I opened them and found all had mold on it.

Very lucky that we found out as the cake was supposed to be used for a family get together and everyone could have fallen sick.

Had to throw away the cake wasting all ingredients and wasted 4 hours of labour in making the cake. Had to buy a cake from the shop next morning.

Went back to the store and they gave refund for butter. Asked them to lodge a complaint but they said they cannot help at this point please leave your details and someone will call me in the morning. They took the wraps and the 4 blocks of butter.
Didn't get a call yet so filing complaint here as this is very serious and need to be sorted out. I think there should be a product withdrawal or recall as I could still see the same butter on the shelves when I went to the Coles this morning and someone could get seriously sick.
I need to know why this has happened and what corrective action the company is taking to ensure that their product is safe in future.
Looking for you quick response or will escalate the matter further with food regulatories
Please feel free to contact me if you need more details
Munish Khosla, +[protected], [protected]@yahoo.com

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Veckey
, AU
Jul 17, 2018 7:32 pm EDT

It is the best butter, excellent taste and value . Never has a problem, and its Australian product

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Tery101
, AU
Jul 01, 2018 7:39 pm EDT

Best Butter ever. I have never had a problem with this butter. I find the quality far superior to other butter's provided for purchase. So now due to a few pissant complaints, the butter has been withdrawn from sale Good onya !

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Happy Jeff's Customer
, AU
Apr 10, 2018 9:33 pm EDT

I have been using Jeff's butter for months now. I love the flavour of this butter and have never had a problem with the quality of any that I've bought, and I use it a lot in cooking. Just bought some more blocks yesterday and they're perfectly fine!

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Emma..
, AU
Mar 26, 2018 3:05 am EDT

I also have this issue with Jeff's Unsalted Butter BB 13/06/2018

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Wayne Murray
, US
Mar 21, 2018 7:08 pm EDT

Presumably some breakdown in Coles' storage and distribution procedures at these stores. I have had numerous blocks of Jeff's Butter from Coles stores in Tasmania and Victoria and all have been excellent - one of the best Australian produced butters in my opinion.

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Anne Surgenor
, US
Apr 15, 2018 6:13 pm EDT

Yes I agree. Best butter ever!

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Anne Surgenor
, US
Apr 15, 2018 6:15 pm EDT

New Zealand butter Wayne!.

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Veckey
, AU
Jul 17, 2018 7:29 pm EDT

I agree I like this product, excellent flavour, never had a problem with the quality.

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Jenny Biddle
, US
Mar 16, 2018 2:24 am EDT

I also purchased 2 x 250 grams of Jeffs Butter from Coles at Engadine with best before 16/6/18. When I went to cook with it today I found it mouldy under the silver packaging. Disgusting considering what is going on with a Rockmelons causing deaths.
I can't find the receipt for my purchase. So can't take it back to the store.
There must be a breakdown in sterile operation in the production or at the point of sale where the butter has been in and out of refrigeration.
Not happy Coles. No wonder I mainly shop at Aldi after this episode I will not share my custom.
This needs to be forwarded to the Health Department.
Some people are allergic to mould and it can kill.

Please do something about the matter please Coles Management.

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Hjszur
, US
Feb 11, 2018 2:09 am EST

Coles quality control failed big way. Rancid butter was put on the shelves to poison the customers. I am one of the shopper exposed to Coles product, purchased on 07/02/18 - best before 14/06/18.
Court class action exposed customers well warranted.

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Lorraine Leahy
, US
Mar 14, 2018 1:22 am EDT
Replying to comment of Hjszur

I have just opened my 250gm pack of Jeff's Unsalted Butter (#7346 with BB 12/06/2018) purchased from Coles Online (Western Australia) and it too is rancid. It tastes like the worst sour milk you could imagine.