The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2494-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Cinnamon Swirl Muffin Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products is recalling Cinnamon Swirl Streusel Muffin Mix because it may contain flour 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score (5).

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 68 bags of Cinnamon Swirl Streusel Muffin Mix with drizzle icing. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 19 ounces and UPC 010749010901. The recall is being conducted because the bread, muffin, and brownie mixes may have been manufactured with flour 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. Consumers should look for products with a 'best by' date of January 2017. The recall includes products under the Rabbit Creek Products brand and the Patti's 1880's Settlement brand.

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

The recalled product

Product
Cinnamon Swirl Streusel Muffin Mix with drizzle icing, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 19oz, UPC 010749010901
Affected units
68

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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