The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2540-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

Rabbit Creek Brownie Mix Recalled for E. coli O121 Contamination

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is recalling Tipsy Chip Wine 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 per the rubric mandates a severity score of 5 (Critical) due to the reasonable probability of serious adverse health consequences.

Plain-English summary

Rabbit Creek Products Inc. is voluntarily recalling 13 bags of Tipsy Chip Wine Brownie Mix (Chocolate, White Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chips). The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 12.7oz and UPC 010749040168. The specific lot affected has a best-by date of March 2017.

The recall is being issued because the flour used in the manufacturing process may have been contaminated with E. coli O121. This is a Class I recall, which indicates a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, the violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.

The affected product was distributed nationwide to specialty shops. Some products were also sold online through the firm's website and Amazon. Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using it and return it to the place of purchase for a refund or dispose of it.

The recalled product

Product
Tipsy Chip Wine Brownie Mix (Chocolate, White Chocolate & Peanut Butter Chips), packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 12.7oz, UPC 010749040168
Affected units
13

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Rabbit Creek Products brand: best by March 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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