The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IOur severity:CriticalFDA (Food)·F-2560-2016·Announced 2016-10-12

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

Rabbit Creek Products is recalling Parmesan Tuscan Herb Beer Bread Mix because it may contain flour 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 voluntarily recalling 21 bags of Parmesan Tuscan Herb Beer Bread Mix. The product is packaged in a plastic bag inside a cardboard box, with a net weight of 15.25 ounces and UPC 010749008083. The recall is necessary because the bread mix may have been manufactured with flour 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 items with the Rabbit Creek Products brand and best-by dates of January 2017 and February 2017, as well as items with the Three 3 Sisters brand and a best-by date of January 2017.

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. 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
Parmesan Tuscan Herb Beer Bread Mix, packaged in a plastic bag which is placed in a cardboard box, net wt. 15.25oz, UPC 010749008083
Affected units
21

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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