The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2492-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Cherry Cheesecake Muffin Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Cherry Cheesecake Muffin Mix because the flour used may have been 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 Cherry Cheesecake Muffin Mix, packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box (net wt. 15oz, UPC 010749010925). The recall is being conducted because the flour used in the manufacturing process may have been contaminated with E. coli O121.

The affected product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops and was also sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The specific product code is the Rabbit Creek Products brand with a best-by date of Jan 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund. The FDA has classified this as a Class I recall, indicating a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The recalled product

Product
Cherry Cheesecake Muffin Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 15oz, UPC 010749010925
Affected units
3

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • Rabbit Creek Products brand: best by Jan 2017

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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