The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2509-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling specific brownie mixes because they 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 FDA has classified this recall as Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling three bags of 'A Brownie Mix for My Friend' (net wt. 10.5oz, UPC 010749210561) with a best-by date of February 2017. The recall is due to the possibility that the flour used in the product was contaminated with E. coli O121.

The affected products were distributed nationwide to specialty shops and sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The product is packaged in a plastic bag placed in a cardboard box.

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 recall as Class I, 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
A Brownie Mix for My Friend, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 10.5oz, UPC 010749210561
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 Feb 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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