The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2519-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie 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 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 recall is classified as FDA Class I, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Additionally, E. coli contamination in flour is a significant hazard.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling 81 bags of Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Mix, packaged in a plastic bag within a cardboard box (net wt. 12.2oz, UPC 010749011526). The recall is due to the possibility that the flour used in the manufacturing process was 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. 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 Farmers House brand with a best-by date of March 2017.

Consumers should stop using the recalled brownie mix and may return it to the place of purchase for a refund or contact the firm for further information.

The recalled product

Product
Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 12.2oz, UPC 010749011526
Affected units
81

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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