Rabbit Creek Flower Pot Muffin Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination
Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Flower Pot Muffin Mix due to potential E. coli O121 contamination in the flour.
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 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The agency classified this recall as Class I — 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. On that classification alone this is scored Severe; a score of Critical is reserved for recalls where a death or serious injury was reported. The agency gives the reason as: "Bread, muffin, and brownie mixes may have been manufactured with flour contaminated with E. coli O121"
Plain-English summary
Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling specific lots of Flower Pot Muffin Mix "Tangy" Lemon Poppyseed. The recall is being issued because the flour used in the product may have been contaminated with E. coli O121. The affected product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a paper bag with two clay pots, with a net weight of 13.25oz and UPC 010749109131.
The recalled product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops and some units were sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. Consumers should check for the "best by Jan 2017" date code on the packaging to identify affected units. The recall involves 3 bags of the product.
Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the manufacturer for further instructions. E. coli O121 is a pathogen that can cause foodborne illness.
The recalled product
- Product
- Flower Pot Muffin Mix "Tangy" Lemon Poppyseed, packaged in a packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a paper bag and packaged with two clay pots, net wt. 13.25oz, UPC 010749109131
- Manufacturer
- Rabbit Creek Products Inc.
- Category
- Food — Baking Mixes
- Hazard
- 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.
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