The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:SevereFDA (Food)·F-2525-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled Due to E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Million Dollar 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 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 120 bags of Million Dollar Brownie Mix, net weight 12.7 oz, UPC 010749011540. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box. 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 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 Patti's 1880's Settlement and The Farmers House brands with best-by dates of March 2017.

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and contact the company for a refund or further instructions. E. coli O121 is a high-risk pathogen that can cause serious illness.

The recalled product

Product
Million Dollar Brownie Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 12.7oz, UPC 010749011540
Affected units
120

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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