The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2518-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products is recalling Chocolate Ecstasy Brownie Mix 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling 77 bags of Chocolate Ecstasy Brownie Mix. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 13.2oz and UPC 010749011601. 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 sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. The recall includes products under the Rabbit Creek Products brand with best-by dates of February 2017 and March 2017, as well as products under the Soulard Spice Shop and Round Barn Trading Company brands with best-by dates of February 2017.

Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the firm for further instructions. This recall is classified as Class I by the FDA, 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
Chocolate Ecstasy Brownie Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 13.2oz, UPC 010749011601
Affected units
77

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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