The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2523-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products is recalling Killer Mudd Brownie Mix because it may contain flour contaminated with E. coli O121. Consumers should stop using the product.

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 source text explicitly identifies the agency classification as Class I, which mandates a score of 5 according to the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling 139 bags of Killer Mudd Brownie Mix. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 12.25 ounces and UPC 010749011106. 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 product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops and some products were sold online through the firm's website as well as Amazon. The product is sold under several brand names, including Rabbit Creek Products, Heart of Iowa Market Place, Soulard Spice Shop, The Farmers House, and The Woods. Specific 'best by' dates vary by brand, ranging from February 2017 to March 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and dispose of it or return it to the place of purchase. The FDA classifies this as a Class I recall, which is the most serious type of recall.

The recalled product

Product
Killer Mudd Brownie Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 12.25oz, UPC 010749011106 (Brand names: Rabbit Creek Products, Heart of Iowa Market Place, Soulard Spice Shop, The Farmers House, and The Woods)
Affected units
139

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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