The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2491-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Carrot Cake Muffin Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Carrot Cake Muffin Mix with Cream Cheese Glaze because the flour used may be contaminated with E. coli O121.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Food): Class I

Class I is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).

Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a severity score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 19 bags of Carrot Cake Muffin Mix with Cream Cheese Glaze, net wt. 18oz, UPC 010749011427. The product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a cardboard box. The recall is being conducted because the flour used in the manufacturing process may have been contaminated with E. coli O121.

The affected products were distributed nationwide to specialty shops and some were sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The recall includes products with the following best-by dates: Rabbit Creek Products brand (Jan 2017 and Feb 2017) and Grandpa's Cheesebarn brand (Feb 2017).

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Carrot Cake Muffin Mix with Cream Cheese Glaze, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 18oz, UPC 010749011427
Affected units
19

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 114 recalled by Rabbit Creek Products Inc. under a single FDA (Food) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 114 products in this recall →

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